People in eastern limits of Cuttack city are in a state of panic after Monday’s firing incident in Chauliaganj in which a confectionary maker was critically injured. Even after 24 hours of the daring shootout at the busy market place, the commissionerate police are still clueless about the perpetrators of the crime on Tuesday evening. The police however, claim that they are on the job and the criminals would be booked soon.
Meanwhile, the 40-year-old confectionary maker Bikram Sahu of Chauliaganj, who received three bullet injuries on Monday evening, is now recuperating in the SCB Medical College and Hospital.
Bikram was fired at inside his shop and the gunman escaped from the spot along with two of his accomplish in a motorcycle. While it is believed to be an extortion case, police is yet to ascertain the motive behind the firing incident.
“We are investigating the case sincerely and some raids have been made by a special squad of the city police at various hideouts”, said the city DCP S Praveen Kumar adding that the criminals have been identified.