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Puri, 16/3/2022 ( Odisha Samachar )- Krushna Chandra Pratihari, a senior servitor of Puri Shree Mandir ( Shree Jagannath Temple) shot dead by unidentified miscreants at Barabati Jaga here, today ( Wednesday) at the broad daylight.
Pratihari was the Secretary of Suar Mahasuar Nijog and a former member of the Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee.
According to reports, two miscreants first reached near Sri Pratihari. They are known persons. They discussed some thing with Sri Pratihari and then two round opened fire at Pratihari and fled the spot. He sustained bullet injuries on his head and was later rushed to the Puri Sadar Hospital, where he was declared brought dead. Collector and Superintendent of Police reached at the Hospital .
The body has been sent for post-mortem. After post-mortem the dead body will be handed over to his Family .
Though the reason behind the firing was yet to be ascertained, it is suspected that the incident is a fallout of past enmity.
Police have started an investigation into the incident and efforts were on to identify and nab the killers.
Notably, Pratihari was arrested over his alleged involvement in the murder of former BJD councillor and Srimandir servitor Taluchha Bhagaban Mohapatra aka Guna Singhari in August 2012.
The court of first additional district judge in Puri had in January this year acquitted six persons, including Pratihari, in the case over lack of sufficient evidence.
