A Naib-Sarpanch was killed and three other persons were seriously injured in a clash over use of a village field in Dhenkanal district on Monday.
Bimbol village under the Dhennanal Sadar police station virtually turned into a battlefield as rival groups wielding guns took the centre stage as one group turned their ire on Naib-Sarpanch Sadananda Pradhan (52) and others, police said. Pradhan represented Madhussahupatna GP.
People belonging to Juang Sahi insisted on using the field as a playground while other villagers demanded to convert it into a grazing ground.Pradhan went against the opinion of a one particular group inviting their wrath.
The seriously injured persons were first treated at the district hospital before being shifted to the SCB Medical College Hospital after their condition deteriorated.