Nabarangapur: With a few days left for the Student Union Election, a scuffle between two groups of non-students left a youth critically injured at Umerkote in Nabarangapur district.
The injured has been identified as Deep Kamal Mahapatra. He was first admitted to Umerkote Sub-Divisional Hospital and later shifted to Visakhapatnam after his condition deteriorated.
Tension prevailed on the hospital premises following the incident.While the student union elections are scheduled to be held on October 15 across colleges in Odisha, the incident took place while a few procedures related to the election were underway.
According to information, two groups of non-students had an altercation outside the Umerkote College campus yesterday over some issue. The matter was temporarily pacified. However, tension resurfaced this morning.
As per the complaint, a youth identified as Abhishek Panda was attacked by members of the rival group at DNK. Following this, when Deep Kamal Mahapatra’s group was holding a discussion near Trinath Temple at DNK, around 30-40 youths allegedly launched a sudden attack on them.
Eyewitnesses said Deep Kamal was attacked with a knife and a billhook. He sustained injuries on his stomach, hand and leg and was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.
A complaint has been lodged at Umerkote police station and investigation is underway.
