Bhubaneswar: Doctor fires at man for peeing near clinic

BHUBANESWAR: A homoeopathy doctor on Saturday shot at a man allegedly for urinating near his clinic in Indradhanu Market in Nayapalli area of Bhubaneswar on Saturday morning.

The victim identified as Maheswar Routray, a staff member of Central Electricity Supply Utility of Odisha staff, has been shifted to the Cuttack SCB hospital after being initially admitted to the Capital Hospital here. His condition is stated to be stable.

The accused doctor, identified as Biswabhushan Pradhan, has been arrested by Nayapalli police. The revolver used by Biswabhushan has also been seized by the police

“I was urinating at a waste dump near the clinic when the doctor shot me. While I was urinating, the doctor came out and asked me why I was urinating there. I asked him what was the problem as the place was dirty and also far from his clinic. On hearing this, the doctor suddenly flared up, went inside the clinic, came out with a weapon and shot at me,” said the victim Maheswar.

The local residents, while complaining about the doctor’s rough behaviour, urged the police to verify if he was actually doctor or arms dealer. “The doctor very often treats the neighbours very badly. His behaviour is very unbecoming and it needs to be probed if he is actually a doctor or man having connections with arms dealers and anti-socials,” the local shop-owners said.