In a bizarre incident, a mentally-retarded man allegedly killed two persons and injured more than ten others by hurling stones at them in the Odagaon bazaar of Nayagarh district on Thursday morning.
He suddenly started attacking the locals with stones and a stick killing one of them on the spot. A seriously injured woman succumbed to her injuries in hospital.
The deceased were identified as Trilochan Sethi, a security guard, and Madani Pradhan, an elderly woman.
A police team led by the Odagaon police station IIC reached the spot. The police officer and a woman constable were injured as the mad man hurled stones at them as well.
Following the incident, irate locals blocked the Odagaon road and demanded compensation for the victims.
An operation was launched to nab the accused. Till last reports came in, he was yet to be arrested.