The minister of Health and Family Welfare for the eastern Indian state of Odisha died of his injuries after he was shot by a police officer on Monday, according to local officials and reports.
Naba Kisore Das was shot by an assistant police sub-inspector, identified as Gopas Das, in the western Odisha city of Brajarajnagar as he was getting out of his car to greet supporters before inaugurating a local office, reported The Hindu.
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences following the news of Das’s death.
“Saddened by the unfortunate passing of Odisha Government Minister Shri Naba Kishore Das Ji. Condolences to his family at this tragic hour. Om Shanti,” Modi tweeted.
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Police told the newspaper that the shooting happened “from very close” at around 12:10 p.m. local time. A police inspector and an officer immediately intervened and overpowered the assailant.
Odisha’s Health and Family Welfare Minister Naba Kisore Das died on Sunday after being shot by a police officer.
(Naba Kisore Das/Twitter)
“After two rounds of shooting, the two policemen managed to change the direction of their hand that was holding the revolver towards the sky,” Deepak Kumar, Inspector General of Police (north), told the outlet. “In this process, the inspector in charge was injured and another person was injured by a gunshot.”
Naba Das was treated at Apollo Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8pm on Sunday.
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Medics found that a single bullet passed through Naba Das’s body, hitting his heart and left lung and causing massive internal bleeding, the hospital said in a statement obtained by the news outlet.
Police did not immediately provide details on the shooter’s motive.
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Naba Das had been in politics since 2009. He ran a transport business and was one of the richest politicians in Odisha.
