Odisha: Man’s throat slit while sleeping on terrace

Sonepur: A man was narrowly escaped after an unidentified miscreant attacked him with a sharp weapon while he was sleeping on the terrace of his house at Karnapali village under Birmaharajpur police limits in Sonepur district last night.

However, the injured identified as Basudev Khandigiri is undergoing treatment at Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR) in critical condition.

Sources said when Basudev was sleeping on the terrace, a youth slit his throat with a knife and fled the scene. Hearing Basudev’s scream, his family members rushed to his rescue and admitted him to a hospital at Birmaharajpur. He was later shifted to VIMSAR after his health condition worsened.

However, the reason behind the attack is yet to be ascertained. Police have initiated an inquiry into the incident.