BJP worker attacked in Bijepur prior bye-poll

(Reporters Today, Bhubaneswar): With less than a month left for the Bijepur bye-election, a BJP worker was brutally attacked by a miscreants on Friday night.

The worker identified as Manoranjan Meher, a resident of Bijepur, was attacked allegedly over political rivalry. The incident took place at around 8 PM, when Meher was returning to his house from Sohela along with his friend on a motorcycle. The miscreants stopped him near Kanapali Chhak and suddenly attacked him with sharp weapons. He sustained critical injuries in his chest and left hand. Later he was taken to Bijepur Community Health Centre from where he was shifted to the Bargarh District Headquarters Hospital, sources said. This was the second attack on Meher within one and a half years. On January 7, 2018, some miscreants had opened fire at his residence during Bijepur by-poll last year, the sources added.