A BJP leader was dragged out of his car and brutally thrashed to death in a road rage incident at Nuasahi village under the Kaptipada police station in Mayurbhanj district on Saturday night.
The deceased was 48-year-old Ranjit Kumar Pradhan, a resident of Baleswar district and the in-charge of the BJP's Baleswar Yuva Morcha.
Later, based on a complaint of Ranjit’s family members, three persons were nabbed from the Khunta area in Mayurbhanj district at late night.The incident occurred at around 10 pm at Nuasahi when Ranjit had come to his in-laws’ house in the village. Ranjit’s father-in-law said, “The incident took place a few metres away from our house. Three youths coming by two motorcycles from the opposite direction asked Ranjit to let them cross the road. Though he gave them way to pass through, they abused him and dragged him out of his car and attacked him without any provocation." “Some locals informed us about the incident, following which we immediately rushed to the spot.
We found Ranjit in a critical condition with multiple injuries. Though we rushed him to the Udala Hospital, he was declared dead by the doctors," he added. Following the incident, the assailants fled from the spot by their bikes. Further investigation into the incident was underway and the accused were being interrogated, said police.