Keonjhar/Barbil: In a shocking incident,Sushaan Barik, an employee of Orissa Minerals Development Company Ltd (OMDC) was shot dead by unidentified assailant in Champua area of Keonjhar district on Saturday.
Prima facie, it appears as if he was shot from point blank range. While the reason is still unknown till now, land dispute is suspected to have led to the crime. Police are also looking if the murder was an outcome of past enmity or something else.
Locals spotted the bullet-ridden body near an electricity grid under Barbil police station limits. The motorcycle of the deceased was also found few meters from the crime spot. Police have recovered two 9mm bullets and three empty liquor bottles.
Police seized the body and sent it for postmortem. Barik was shot in the head from close range, police sources said.
