Dhekikote:A gun-brandishing youth had allegedly made an attempt to attack Dinesh Mishra, the youth BJD president of Dhenkikote block and his friend Manas Ojha at a shop under Ghatagaon police limits in Keonjhar Friday night.
Police started an investigation into the alleged attack following a complaint lodged with Ghatagaon police station. CCTV footage are being examined to identify the attackers and efforts are on to nab the culprits.
It was learnt that the accused had managed to flee in an SUV carrying two unidentified persons.
The complainant said the attacker had entered his shop at around 9 pm when he was about to down shutters at Dhenkikote bazaar. The accused asked Dinesh why he was chatting in Facebook about political parties and abused him. As Dinesh opposed it, the youth took out a gun and tried to shoot him, but the trigger did not work.
