Bolangir: A forest guard on duty was shot dead by unidentified miscreants at Rengalibahal under Saintala police limits in the district.
The deceased was identified as Jatia Rana.
As per available reports, Jatia along with his another colleague were carrying out patrolling last night when they found some armed miscreants venturing into the forest.
While the patrolling team chased them, the miscreants opened fire indiscriminately at the personnel on duty in which Rana sustained critical bullet injuries on his stomach.
The assailants fled the spot.
Though the forest guard was immediately admitted to Saintala Community Health Centre (CHC), doctors declared him brought dead.
Reportedly, senior officers of forest department along with a team of police from Saintala reached the spot and launched a joint investigation to nab the shooters.
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