Unidentified miscreants opened fire at a jeweller and snatched a bag containing valuable ornaments at Nehru Chhack Baliguda town in Kandhamal district on Tuesday.
According to sources, the victim identified as Subash Achari was on his way to his jewellery shop with the bag containing the jewellery when the incident occurred.
Three bike-borne miscreants suddenly appeared on the scene and opened fire at Subash and also attacked him with a sharp weapon, before snatching the bag containing gold ornaments from him.
The jeweller, who sustained critical injuries in the attack, has been admitted to a hospital in Baliguda.
Getting information, a police team rushed to the site and launched an investigation. They cops are examining the CCTV cameras in the area, while a hunt has been launched for the robbers.