Odisha Health Minister Shot: Odisha Health Minister Naba Kishor died on Sunday evening, hours after he was allegedly shot by an assistant sub-inspector of police in Jharsuguda district, PTI said citing Apollo Hospital officials. The health minister was injured in the firing and rushed to a hospital. 

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Initially, he was taken to the Jharsuguda district headquarters hospital, the SDPO said.

Arrangements were then made to airlift him to a Bhubaneswar hospital for "better treatment", he stated.

Tension prevailed in the town in the wake of the incident, with supporters of Das questioning "security lapses".

Some of them claimed that a conspiracy was hatched to target him.

Bhoi said that the ASI was currently being interrogated, and more details will be available after a thorough investigation.

(With the inputs of PTI)