Baikuntha Ganthia, a worker of the Aarti Steel plant at Ghantikhal near here, was attacked by two miscreants near Dahisara village between Ghantikhal and Athagarh town while he was returning home from his duty on Thursday afternoon.
As per reports, the bike-borne miscreants dashed their vehicle with Baikuntha's motorcycle at the culvert near Dahisara. When he stopped and protested, the miscreants attacked him with a billhook and a knife.
Baikuntha ran away from the spot while the miscreants chased him and chopped his head and shoulders. He shouted and called locals. When some farmers working in nearby fields ran to the spot, the miscreants fled leaving their motorcycle and weapons.
Locals rushed Baikuntha to the Athagarh SDH. As his condition deteriorated, he was referred to the SCB Hospital in Cuttack.
Baikuntha has identified one of the miscreants as Tulu Rout of his own village of Basudevpur under the Athagarh police station.