A youth, Sribasta Malla, was critically injured when he was allegedly attacked by three miscreants with sharp weapons at Baimundia Chhack in Bhapur of Nayagarh district.
Three youth of the Harijan Sahi of Baimundia village attacked Malla while he was sipping tea near a shop in the locality. However, when he screamed for help locals rushed to the spot following which the miscreants fled from the spot. The injured youth was rushed to the Khandapada hospital.
In the complaint, the victim has told the police that he knows the identity of the attackers. But police said that the victim has a past criminal record. He was involved in snatching, loot and extortion from the locals, for which complaints were lodged against him.