Congress supporter shot dead;Tension in Orissa village

Puri, Feb 27 (UNI) Tension prevailed in politically sensitive Delang area after one Jaladhar Routray, an employee of LIC and Congress supporter, was shot dead allegedly by a five member group led by one Tapan Kumar Ray today.

The incident triggered widespread resentment among the locals who blocked the Delanga-Kanas road for nearly four hours in protest forcing the district authority to deploy three platoons of armed police force to prevent any untoward incident.

According to the complaint lodged with the Delang police Tapan Kumar Ray and five others ambushed Routray near Kaduapada village and shot him from close range killing him on the spot and injuring another critically.

Soon after the incident,the supporters of the deceased staged a 'rasta roko' demanding arrest of the killers.Puri Superintendent of Police S Panda and the Additional District Magistrate had rushed to the spot.

The injured was shifted to a hospital in Bhubaneswar.Tension was mounting in the area as the deceased and the injured person were supporters of Congress.

Police suspected that old political enmity was the possible reason behind the murder.

UNI