Odisha Health Minister Naba Das, who was shot at in Brajarajnagar in the Jharsuguda district, succumbed to his bullet injuries in Bhubaneswar hospital on Sunday, officials said.
In a statement, the Apollo Hospital here said the Minister was admitted to the hospital here with gunshot wounds on his left chest. A team of doctors, led by Dr Debashish Nayak, immediately attended to and operated on him.On o
Odisha's Health and Family Welfare minister Naba Kishore Das died of a bullet injury, news agency PTI reported quoting officials from the Apollo hospital in Bhubaneswar. The health minister of India’s southeastern Odisha state was shot at by a policeman from point-blank range in Brajarajnagar town on Sunday afternoon. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has expressed deep shock and distress over the unfortunate death of Das. "He was an asset for both the government and the party. His death is a great loss to the state of Odisha," the CM said.