Bhubaneshwar: Two people were killed and several, including a policeman, were injured after a mentally unstable man attacked them with sticks and stones on Thursday.
The accused went on the rampage in the Odagaon Bazaar area of Nayagarh district early on Thursday morning, attacking passers-by.
Two people died from injuries inflicted by the accused
A man, identified as Trilochan Sethi, was killed on the spot and those injured were rushed to a local hospital, where a woman, Madani Pradhan, succumbed to her injuries.
Locals protesting and blocking the road
Cops from the Odagaon police station, accompanied by the Sharankul SDPO, reached the spot to nab the accused.