A contractor sustained gunshot wounds when he was shot at by two unidentified miscreants near his house at Subarnapur under the Gop police station in the district on Wednesday.
The victim was identified as Uma Sahu. Later, the injured Sahu was shifted to Bhubaneswar.
Reports said the two attackers came on a scooter and opened fire at Sahu while he was standing in front of his house, in the morning. The contractor sustained bullet injuries on his leg.
While the duo was trying to flee the spot, villagers managed to nab one of them and thrashed him mercilessly before informing the police. They also set the two-wheeler on fire. Later, police reached the village, rescued the accused and admitted him to hospital. The motive behind the attack is yet to be ascertained.