Bhubaneswar:
A block Chairman was injured when unknown gunmen shot at him at Pipili in Puri district of Odisha, the police said.
"Chairman of Pipili block, Yudhisthir Swain, was shot by four people who came on two motorbikes when he was having a chat with the party workers outside the BJD (Biju Janata Dal) office at Pipili last night," Superintendent of Police Anup Sahoo said.
The miscreants fled when local residents chased them, the police said adding that a revolver was also seized from the spot.
Mr Swain, who sustained a bullet injury in his left thigh, was immediately taken to a local hospital and later shifted to a hospital at Bhubaneswar where his condition was stated to be stable according to the hospital sources.
One person was detained for interrogation in connection with the incident, the police said.