A miscreant opened fire at a woman in her house at Kadoguda village under the Barkote police limits in Deogarh district on Wednesday night.
The victim, identified as Rukmini Mohanty (30), sustained bullet injuries and has been admitted to the VIMSAR in Burla for treatment.
According to reports, the woman was cooking when the miscreant knocked at the door of the house. As she opened the door, he fired at her and fled the spot.
Hearing the woman’s scream, neighbours rushed to the place, rescued her and rushed her to the Barkote Community Health Centre. She was later shifted to the Deogarh District Headquarters Hospital and eventually to the VIMSAR as her condition deteriorated.
The reason behind the firing was yet to be ascertained.