A cement trader was shot dead by unidentified miscreants over past enmity at Mathasarasinga under the Kodala police station on Sunday night.
The deceased was identified as Rajendra Parida (37) of J Chachina village. He was working as a cement trader in Gujarat and had returned home 15 days ago.
According to sources, at around 7 pm some miscreants attacked Parida on his head and then shot him from close range. Parida died on the spot.
On being informed, police reached the spot and seized the body for post-mortem. Later, Parida’s family members lodged a complaint with the police in the connection.
Police suspected that Parida might have been murdered over past enmity.