Cop fatally shoots minister in Odisha, India

A minister in the east Indian state of Odisha died after being shot by a police officer.

Odisha's health minister Naba Kishore Das, aged 60, succumbed to his injuries at a hospital, hours after he was shot in the Jharsuguda district's Brajrajnagar town on Sunday afternoon.

Naba Das (above) was airlifted to Bhubaneswar, about 350km from Brajrajnagar, for treatment at the Apollo Hospital.

A hospital statement quoted in the Indian media noted that "a single bullet had entered and exited the body, injuring the heart and left lung, and causing massive internal bleeding and injury."

The shooter was identified as Gopal Das, an assistant sub-inspector.

The police officer was suffering from mental health issues, local media reported.

Naba Das was believed to be one of the richest ministers in Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's cabinet.

He had a penchant for cars and owned 80 vehicles, according to a report in the Telegraph newspaper.

- Bernama

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