Madhya Pradesh, September 16: Congress MP from Orissa’s Sundergarh constituency,Hemanand Biswal, escaped a murder attempt on Thursday, police said.
Police sources said that his PA tried to attack Biswal with pistol but Biswal escaped as the pistol didn’t work. Hemanand Biswal is MP from Sundergarh of Orissa.
The attacker has not been arrested .Police is trying to find out the motive behind the attack.It is alleged that there was an old dispute between them .Police officials are investigatiing the case.
Sources at the MP’s residence at 7, Kamraj Lane near Connaught Place said that a person named Pravat Kumar Sharma alias Swamy, who had worked with the MP earlier, forcibly entered his residence and attempted to shoot him.
The police, not divulging details yet, said Biswal is safe.
“A complaint has been filed by Biswal. The incident occurred at his residence around 5 a.m. today (Thursday),” Rajan Bhagat, spokesperson of Delhi Police, said.
—Agencies