Odisha helath minister naba das died in hospital

Bhubaneswar. Odisha Health Minister Naba Das died during treatment. Firing was done on him on Sunday afternoon. During this, he was shot in the chest. Giving information, the Apollo Hospital official said that Odisha's Health and Family Welfare Minister Nab Kishore Das, who was injured in the bullet, has died. In Odisha's Jharsuguda district, an Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police (ASI) fired on the state's Health and Family Welfare Minister Nab Kishore Das on Sunday.

The minister was going to attend the meeting, then the attack happened

The incident took place in Brajrajnagar town of the district around 1 pm when Das was on his way to attend a meeting. Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police (ASI) Gopal Das fired at the minister. During this the minister was seriously injured. After this, he was hurriedly admitted to the nearest hospital. Meanwhile, looking at his condition, he was admitted to Apollo Hospital in Bhubaneswar, where he died.

Crime branch will investigate the matter

While condemning the incident, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had said that the crime branch has been instructed to investigate the matter. He said in a statement, “I am shocked by this unfortunate attack on Honorable Minister Naba Das. I strongly condemn the attack on him. Senior officers of the crime branch have been instructed to visit the spot."

Was admitted to Apollo Hospital

According to the SDPO, the minister was first taken to Jharsuguda district headquarters hospital, but was later airlifted to Apollo Hospital in Bhubaneswar for "better treatment". Deputy Commissioner of Police Prateek Singh said that a green corridor was made from the airport to the hospital to take the minister to the hospital in Bhubaneswar. He told, “Police personnel were deployed in the entire corridor to bring the minister safely.

tension generated after firing

At the same time, tension has arisen in Brajrajnagar after the incident and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) minister's supporters are questioning the 'security lapse'. Some claim that a conspiracy was hatched to target the minister. The SDPO told that the accused ASI has been arrested and his interrogation is on. He said that more information would come to the fore only after a thorough investigation of the incident.

In the year 2019, BJD had a hold

Significantly, the minister is a powerful leader of the mining center Jharsuguda and left the Congress before the 2019 elections and joined the BJD. His business interests are believed to be in coal mining, transport and hospitality. Meanwhile, Gopal Das's wife Jayanti told reporters at her residence in Berhampur in Ganjam district that she had received information from television channels that her husband had shot the minister. Jayanthi told that Das had some mental problem for the last seven-eight years; He takes the medicine and looks normal.