One person died and 3 others were seriously injured after being subjected to brutal assault on suspicion of theft at a garment store in Sartha panchayat under Sinla police station limits of Balasore.
The deceased has been identified as Trilochan Pradhan (25) and the seriously injured are Satish Singh (35), Bhanu Pradhan (26) and Diptimay Mohanty (28).
According to sources, a theft took place from Ajay Das’s shop four days ago. Later, after receiving information, some villagers and the shop owner unlawfully detained the four and beat them up mercilessly.
After hearing that everyone was seriously injured due to the brutal beating, Satish’s mother informed Sartha police outpost. on reaching the scene, police found Trilochan dead and admitted the three other injured persons to Balasore DHH in critical condition.
As per latest reports, police have detained Ajay Das and two others and are investigating the incident.