Bhubaneswar: Four persons, including a Panchayat Samiti member, sustained critical injuries in a gruesome attack during a wedding procession at Kusapur village under the Purusottampur police station limits in Ganjam district late Friday night.
Baghala Panchayat Samiti member Prakash Chandra Nahak was among the four who were injured in the assault and are undergoing treatment at MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur.
According to reports, the incident occurred when a group of youths allegedly pelted stones at a wedding procession. The situation intensified when local residents urged the youth to stop pelting stone. The youths returned with reinforcements, attacking villagers with swords and iron rods. The injured were rescued and rushed to MKCG Medical College and Hospital for treatment.
