A 40 -year- old man, who is the father of three children, was thrashed heavily and left seriously injured by a fellow villager in front of his house at Mirjapur under Nikirai police station on Friday. On Saturday, the victim succumbed to his injury in the SCB Medical College hospital at Cuttack.
Nikirai police station IIC Kiran Hembram said the deceased was Srikanta Kumar Swain. On Saturday noon, the deceased’s wife, Mita Swain, lodged an FIR against fellow villager Rangadhar Biswal. She stated that Biswal was trying to rape her when he was obstructed by her husband Swain. Enraged, Biswal allegedly attacked Swain with a sharp weapon and later beat him mercilessly. Swain was first admitted at the district headquarters hospital for treatment and later was shifted to the SCB. But there the doctors could not save his life. Police have registered a case but are yet to arrest Biswal.