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PURI: A minimum of two unknown assailants allegedly gunned down a servitor of the Jagannath temple on Wednesday morning. The servitor Krushana Chandra Pratihari was once shot lifeless inside of Barabati jagaghar (faculty of conventional martial arts) at Harchandi Sahi underneath Puri The city police limits over previous enmity, resources mentioned.
Assets mentioned there was once a heated argument between the assailants and Pratihari earlier than the previous fired at him from a detailed vary about 10.40 am killing him at the spot.
Pratihari was once a former member of the Sri Jagannath temple managing committee and common secretary of Suar Mahasuar Nijog.
Locals rushed Pratihari to district headquarters health facility the place medical doctors declared him introduced lifeless. The city police recovered the frame and despatched it for postmortem.
The deceased’s brother Narasingh Pratihari has lodged a criticism naming no less than 3 individuals for killing Pratihari. Police have recovered two empty bullets and 2 sneakers from the spot.
Assets mentioned police have recognized the youths from CCTV pictures. The pictures of alternative business and personal institutions situated alongside the go out routes are being scanned. The access and go out routes were sealed and looking out of cars has begun.
Puri SP Ok Vishal Singh mentioned efforts are directly to arrest the killers. The police of close by districts were alerted in regards to the homicide and 4 groups were shaped to find them, he mentioned.
Native other folks alleged that the homicide was once a fall out of enmity between two teams. On 12 September 2012, a formidable servitor of Puri temple Taluchha Bhagban Simhari was once shot lifeless from point-blank vary in Panchayat Jagaghar situated in Harchandi Sahi. He was once a member of the civic frame council.
Police had then arrested six individuals together with Pratihari within the Simhari homicide case and charge-sheeted them. After a chronic prison struggle for 9 years, the Further Classes Courtroom had acquitted the entire accused individuals on January 19.
Previous, miscreants had fired 3 bullets on BJD chief and previous Minister Maheswar Mohanty whilst the trial of Simhari homicide case was once on, however he survived. Police had arrested 5 individuals on this connection.
The recent homicide in Harchandi Sahi has unfold panic amongst locals, who claimed a majority of these incidents are attached. Police presence within the house has been beefed up.
“We’re investigating the case from other angles. There have been quite a few individuals throughout the Jagaghar on the time of the killing however none has come ahead to relate the incident and identify the killers,” mentioned a police officer.