Religious: A candidate Sarpanch was injured in an alleged attack by supporters of his rival at Saradhapur Panchayat under the limit of the Gerbandi police station in Gajapati Regency on Sunday night injured when around 20 people, allegedly supporters of his opponents, allegedly attacked him on the outskirts of the village while he returned from his field.
Rao was shifted to MKCG Medical College and Hospital here and then to SCB Medical College and the hospital in Cuttack, said the source.
“A case was registered at the Gugandi Police Station after the complaint submitted by his son Charun,” said SP (Gajapati) Jayaram Satapati.
No one was captured so far, he added.