Overview

• Police said two unidentified men on a motorcycle fired at close range in the Brahma Nagar area on Monday night.
• Panda was rushed to MKCG Medical College and Hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
• The attack occurred near his residence under Baidyanathpur police limits, according to initial reports.
• Panda served on the Odisha State Bar Council and had earlier been associated with the Congress before joining the BJP.
• Odisha’s Commerce and Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhusan Jena visited the hospital with BJP leaders and condemned the killing.