Mystery Shot in Land Row Station
Calcutta Telegraph
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Bhubaneswar, Orissa (India):
Kalinga Nagar’s brush with bad news continued today with a gun going off inside the police station and grievously injuring an assistant sub-inspector.
The mysterious firing — variously described as an accident and a suspected suicide bid — adds to a list of unfortunate events that have unfolded in the industrial complex over the last fortnight.
On January 2, as many as 12 tribals were killed in police firing when a protest against alleged inadequate compensation for land acquired for a steel plant spiralled out of control. The assistant sub-inspector, Narayan Samal, was apparently loading his revolver at 7.15 pm when the gun went off and the bullet pierced his neck. Sources said Samal was also part of the police squad which opened fire on the tribals but added that they were not sure whether the tragedy and the shooting were linked.
Samal was rushed to a health centre first and later to the SCB Medical College in Cuttack, about 80 km away. His condition is said to be critical.
Jan 15, 2006
Calcutta Telegraph
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Bhubaneswar, Orissa (India):
Kalinga Nagar’s brush with bad news continued today with a gun going off inside the police station and grievously injuring an assistant sub-inspector.
The mysterious firing — variously described as an accident and a suspected suicide bid — adds to a list of unfortunate events that have unfolded in the industrial complex over the last fortnight.
On January 2, as many as 12 tribals were killed in police firing when a protest against alleged inadequate compensation for land acquired for a steel plant spiralled out of control. The assistant sub-inspector, Narayan Samal, was apparently loading his revolver at 7.15 pm when the gun went off and the bullet pierced his neck. Sources said Samal was also part of the police squad which opened fire on the tribals but added that they were not sure whether the tragedy and the shooting were linked.
Samal was rushed to a health centre first and later to the SCB Medical College in Cuttack, about 80 km away. His condition is said to be critical.
Jan 15, 2006
