Man shot dead in Odisha village for plying a tractor on kutcha road

The incident triggered a counter-attack that left the 3-year-old son and wife of the accused seriously injured.

Published on: Apr 17, 2022, 18:03:06 IST

By Debabrata Mohanty

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A 56-year-old man in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district was shot dead near his house on Sunday morning over plying of a tractor on a kutcha road by his cousin. The incident triggered a counter-attack that left the 3-year-old son and wife of the accused seriously injured.

A 56-year-old man in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district was shot dead near his house on Sunday morning by his cousin over plying of a tractor on a kutcha road. (GETTY IMAGES.)

According to police officials in Dhenkanal district, on Sunday morning, a person named Nrupatti Nayak of Kandapal village under Dhenkanal Sadar police station area was taking soil from a village pond on his tractor when his cousin Dalei Nayak protested saying the plying of the tractor would damage the village kutcha road. Nrupatti Nayak then called his brother and father to the spot following which he fired at Dalei from a country-made pistol.

Dhenkanal sub divisional police officer Bikash Behura said Dalei Nayak was declared dead on arrival at a local hospital.

A few hours later, people close to the deceased attacked the family of Nrupatti with sharp weapons. “When they did not find Nrupatti and other male members of the family they hacked his wife and 3-year-old son. The assailants also torched house of another accused Niranjan Nayak,” police said. Nrupatti’s wife and son are stated to be critical.

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Debabrata Mohanty
Debabrata Mohanty is a senior assistant editor of Hindustan Times who works as state correspondent from Odisha covering the state's politics, governance, public policy, natural disasters, environment and its society for close to three decades. With his long years of reporting from the state capital of Bhubaneswar, Mohanty has been known as one of the most experienced and credible journalists covering Odisha for the national English dailies. His reporting combines on-ground detail with deep institutional knowledge detailing the state's changing politics, governance issues, administrative reforms and the functioning of its public institutions. He has regularly reported on issues ranging from legislative developments and public policy implementation. Politics is his core areas of expertise as he closely tracks Odisha's political landscape, including the rise and transformation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the two principal political parties in Odisha. His long association with the state's political establishment enables him to write on contemporary developments in a larger political context. Mohanty takes a deep interest in writing human interest stories, environmental issues and documenting the impact of cyclones, floods, heatwaves, and other climate-related events in one of the most disaster-prone states. His coverage extends to public health, governance reforms and stories on accountability of government institutions. Before joining Hindustan Times, Mohanty worked with The Indian Express, Mail Today, and The Telegraph, where he covered at least six general elections and as many assembly elections. In 2007, he was selected for the prestigious Chevening Young Indian Print Journalist Programme at the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom, where he received advanced training in print journalism. In 2009 he won the Press Institute of India-International Committee of Red Cross award on conflict reporting for his on-ground reportage of 2008 Kandhamal riots.Read More

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