Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Jeypore (Koraput), Apr 11:

Tension ran high in Jeypore after the brother and nephew of senior Congress leader and former MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati were stabbed by a group of BJD activists inside a hotel room late on Thursday night.

According to reports, a group of local BJD leaders and members barged into Room no 217 of Madhumati Hotel at about 1.30 AM and attacked Tara Prasad’s brother Tuna Bahinipati and nephew Gupta Prasad Mohapatra with sharp weapons and later fled the area.

The duo was later rushed to the Jeypore sub divisional hospital in a critical condition.