Gunshots were fired in Balasore of Odisha, youth injured

Balasore: Gunshots were allegedly fired in Balasore district of Odisha and a youth has been injured said reports on Wednesday. The youth was shot while returning from the gym.

The young man has been identified as Manoranjan Bindhani. It has been reported that two miscreants open fired at the youth. The young man was immediately admitted to Balasore hospital in critical condition.

After receiving the information, the police reached the spot and continued further investigation. However, there is no clear information about why the youth was shot. It remains unclear as to who shot the youth and why.

In a shocking incident, two persons including a police constable were killed in a firing at Chulimala village under Binika police station limits of Sonepur district on Tuesday.

One Manoj Jhankar, a police constable who was posted as a Special Security of former Odisha Minister, was sitting on a field near the village along with Seshadeb Jhankar. However, both Manoj and Seshadeb reportedly had a heated argument over some unknown reason, following which it is suspected that the former fired at the latter with the service revolver causing his death on the spot before shooting himself on his head. Following the firing, both of them died on the spot

Some villagers who found them lying in a pool of blood, rushed them to the Binika Community Health Centre, where doctor declared both of them dead. Meanwhile, Binika Police has started an investigation into the matter by sending the bodies for postmortem. Speaking about the crime, SP Yashpratap Shrimal said that police have seized the revolver and bodies and probe is underway. Details can be known only after the investigation, he added.