Soumyaranjan Jena Shot Dead at Cuttack Feast as Police Detain Suspect

Overview

• The shooting occurred Wednesday at a feast in Press Colony in the Madhupatna police station area of Cuttack, Odisha.
• Cuttack police said Jena was shot from close range during the gathering of youths.
• He sustained a gunshot wound to the chest and was taken to SCB Medical College and Hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead.
• A suspect has been detained and is being interrogated, according to ACP Ashok Giri.
• Details reported by News18 come from a PTI dispatch citing statements from Cuttack police.