A young girl was injured as she was shot at by a young boy on Thursday night at Nimidiha village under Paradip lock Police Station.
Sources said that Guru Charan Mohapatra’s son Jagabandhu Mohapatra of the same village suddenly barged into Prakash Das’s house and tried to attack their family members. When Prakash’s daughter opposed to Jagabandhu, he shot at her. Seeing people rushing towards the spot haring the yelling of the girl, the assailant fled the spot.
Prakash lodged an FIR at the Paradip lock Police Station. Police registered a case and were investigating the matter. locals said that it was the result of past enmity between both the families and one-sided love affair.
In another incident, local residents of Sandhakuda under the Paradip municipal area on Thursday captured three thieves and handed over them to the police. The thieves were identified as Ajaya Swain, Tuna Nayak and Deepak Das. Sources said several theft incidents had been reported in the Sandhakuda area in past two months. The police had failed to capture the thieves in spite of several residents’ complaints.
The three thieves had on Wednesday night entered a house taking advantage of house owner’s absence, but locals successfully nabbed them.