Two persons were arrested and forwarded to court by Sundargarh police on Tuesday allegedly for killing a veterinary doctor on Monday night. Another three accused in the case are absconding.
The son of the victim doctor, who had also sustained injuries, has been admitted in the Ispat General Hospital.
The deceased was identified as Balakrushna Majhi, a veterinary doctor of Kuanrmunda veterinary hospital. He was staying in his official quarter in the hospital complex. His son Dinabandhu (25) was also staying in the same house. At about 7.30 pm on Monday, when Majhi and his son were in the house, a group of five miscreants had entered with an aim of looting the house. The miscreants were armed with sharp weapons.
Sources said they demanded the keys of the cupboard but when Majhi showed reluctance to hand over the key, the miscreants brutally attacked him, following which he sustained critical injuries. His son had attempted to restrain the miscreants from attacking his father but he was also injured in the attack. The miscreants fled the spot after the incident.
later, hearing the screaming, locals rushed to the spot and rescued the do and sent them to hospital. However, Majhi was declared dead where as his son Dinabandhu was admitted in the IGH. His heath condition is reportedly stable now. A police team along with scientific team reached the spot and started an investigation.