Health Minister of Odisha

2023 - 1 - 29

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Odisha Health Minister Naba Das shot at by cop during event in ... (India Today)

Odisha Health Minister Naba Das sustained injuries after being shot at by some unidentified miscreants. He was rushed to the hospital.

Senior officers from the crime branch have been asked to go to the spot," the CM said. "At a public grievance office opening, Naba Das was the chief guest. Bhoi said that the ASI was currently being interrogated, and more details will be available after a thorough investigation. The health minister will be shifted to Apollo hospital for further treatment. The accused, ASI, was nabbed by local people, who then handed him over to the police. Das received bullet injuries to his chest and was rushed to hospital.

Odisha Health Minister Naba Das shot at by police official, taken to ... (Scroll.in)

Assistant Sub-Inspector Gopal Das, who fired at the minister, has been taken into custody.

“Senior officers of Crime Branch are asked to go to the spot.” The minister is bleeding from the left side of his chest and seems to be unconscious in the video. “We saw a police personnel running away after shooting from close range,” the said. “Crime Branch is directed to take up investigation,” Patnaik’s office tweeted. “The minister is injured and rushed to hospital.” The police official is being interrogated by the security personnel.

Odisha Health Minister Naba Kisore Das shot at by cop, succumbs ... (The Indian Express)

Sources said 4-5 rounds of bullets were fired at Naba Kisore Das when he stepped out of his vehicle in Brajrajnagar. The ASI who opened fire at him has been ...

Tension prevailed in the area after supporters of Das staged a dharna over the incident. [Naveen Patnaik](https://indianexpress.com/about/naveen-patnaik/) mourned Das’s demise, saying his death was a great loss to the state. Gupteswar Bhoi, sub-divisional police officer (Brajrajnagar), said that assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Gopal Das, who is posted at the Gandhi Chowk police outpost, opened fire at the minister. According to the police, the officer opened fire at Gandhi Chowk, Brajrajnagar, when the minister was going to attend an official programme. [Narendra Modi](https://indianexpress.com/about/narendra-modi/) tweeted: “Saddened by the unfortunate demise of Minister in Odisha Government, Shri Naba Kishore Das Ji. The minister was taken to hospital in critical condition, while the ASI who opened fire has been detained.

Video Shows The Moment Odisha Health Minister Was Shot (NDTV)

The minister died hours later at a Bhubaneswar hospital. Though the clip doesn't show the attacker, it clearly shows Mr Das getting shot from very close range ...

Mr Das was shot near Gandhi Chowk near Brajarajnagar in Jharsuguda district on Sunday around 1 pm, on his way to attend a programme. He can then be seen trying to step out while pressing on his bleeding chest. A loud gunshot noise can be heard amid sloganeering from his supporters.

Odisha health minister shot at by policeman, critical (Hindustan Times)

Odisha health minister Naba Das was getting out of his car to attend a programme when an assistant sub inspector of police fired at him from point blank ...

Das, 60, was getting out of his car at Gandhi chhak to attend a programme when assistant sub-inspector of police Gopal das fired at him from point blank range fatally injuring him on the spot. Das, however, said he had donated ₹10 lakh and offered a pitcher filled with mustard oil. Odisha health minister Naba Das was getting out of his car to attend a programme when an assistant sub inspector of police fired at him from point blank range fatally injuring him on the spot

Odisha Health Minister Naba Kishore Das dies of bullet injury (Moneycontrol.com)

Naba Kishore Das, the health minister of Odisha, was admitted to Apollo hospital with gunshot wounds to the left of his chest on January 29.

Das, a law graduate, was in politics from his college days and was elected as the Students’ Union president at Gangadhar Meher College at Sambalpur, one of the oldest colleges in western Odisha. His death is a great loss to the state of Odisha, the Odisha Chief Minister’s Office said. The health minister’s proactive role during the COVID-19 pandemic, possibly ensured this vote of confidence by the BJD supremo. Das won his first state election from Jharsuguda in 2009 on a Congress ticket by defeating BJD candidate Kishore Kumar Mohanty. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik “expressed deep shock and distress over the unfortunate death of Minister Naba Das. Naba Kishore Das, the Health and Family Welfare Minister of Odisha, passed away on January 29.