In a broad daylight incident, a youth was shot dead by three unidentified motorcycle-borne miscreants in Deogaon of Sundargarh district on Saturday.
According to reports, the miscreants shot the youth, identified as Anand Panda, from close range when he was on his way home by a motorbike. After an injured Panda fell down from his motorcycle, the miscreants brutally killed him by crushing his head with stones.
Before the commuters could catch the culprits, they sped up their bike and escaped. Profusely bleeding Panda was brought to the Fertiliser Hospital, where he was declared dead by doctors.
Sources said the motive behind the killing was still unknown and investigations were going on. The locals staged a blockade on NH-143 demanding immediate action against the accused.