A youth suffered serious injuries after three men attacked him with sharp weapons in the Rajnagar block of Kendrapara district late Tuesday night.
The assault occurred near Palanda Bridge when the victim, Dibyaranjan Samal of Dholamara village, was returning home after closing his shop at Baunsamula market.
Police said the attackers — Pradeep Biswal and his sons Guna and Sunia — stopped Dibyaranjan and accused him of not intervening during a previous altercation near his shop. The argument quickly escalated, and the trio allegedly drew sharp weapons and struck him repeatedly. Dbvyaranjan tried to flee, but the assailants chased and attacked him, inflicting deep wounds on his head, back, and near his ear.
Locals rushed the injured youth to Rajnagar Community Health Centre and later shifted him to the district headquarters hospital as his condition worsened. The incident has triggered tension in the area.
Rajnagar police registered Case No. 229/2026 under Sections 126, 296, 115, 109, 118, 351, and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Police teams launched raids at multiple locations to trace the accused.
