Six arrested for assault on fitness trainer in Odisha’s Rourkela

ROURKELA: Six persons were arrested for allegedly opening fire on a fitness trainer and assaulting him with a sword at Bondamunda in Rourkela, police said on Sunday.

The accused are Sukanta Das (23), Sanskar Singh (23), Abhinav Verma (22), Priyanshu Singh (21), B Karthik (19) and Abhisek Barua (30), all of Bondamunda. A sword, pistol, one empty cartridge case, magazine and a live bullet were seized from their possession.

Rourkela SP Nitesh Wadhwani said with the help of CCTV footage and intelligence inputs, the accused were arrested from different places of Sundargarh district. Sukanta had opened fire on the victim. After the bullet missed the target, he hit the fitness trainer with the butt of the pistol on his head.