Friend turns foe! Man fires at friend after barging into house in Jharsuguda

Jharsuguda: A friend turned a foe in Jharsuguda of Odisha today as he barged into his friend’s house and fired at him following a dispute with him yesterday.

As claimed by Rakesh Oram, the injured man, he was in his house in Shantinagar of Jharsuguda along with his family members. His friend Raja Gupta came on a bike along with two others at around 1.30 PM and fired at him soon after barging into the house.

Before anyone could know the reason behind the firing, Raja fled the spot. The family members rescued Rakesh, who sustained bullet injuries on his right hand and shoulder, and admitted him at the District Headquarters Hospital for treatment.

Meanwhile, mother of Rakesh alleged that Raja, his father and brother-in-law (sister’s husband) had come on the bike and fired at her son.

Meanwhile, a team of cops reached the hospital after getting information about the firing and started an investigation into the matter.

Sources said that Rakesh and Raja had some dispute yesterday and it is suspected that because of the dispute the latter might have fired at the former.