Fisherman shot dead in Chilka lake

Puri, Jul 12 (UNI) Tension gripped the villages inside the Chilka Lake, the largest brackish water lagoon, following the murder of a fisherman by unidentified assailants late last night.

Police today said the miscreants shot dead one Abakash Baral and injured three others inside the Chilka lake under Barikud panchayat.

Police suspect that the killing was an outcome of a dispute over illegal fishing inside the lake. No one has been arrested yet.

Reinforcement had been rushed to the troubled area to maintain law and order.

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