Nuapada: Two girl students of a local college sustained critical injuries after being attacked with a knife by a clerk of a local high school in Boden here Wednesday.
The injured girls were identified as Chandraka Majhi and Premlata Jagat students of Biju Patnaik College in Boden and residents of Chikalchuan village under Boirgaon panchayat of the district.
The incident occurred when the girls were going to the local market to buy clothes Wednesday morning. Meanwhile, the clerk of Boirgaon High School, Lalit Naik waylaid them and allegedly demanded Rs 200 from Chandraka.
Chandraka initially refused to pay the clerk but later succumbed to his demand and paid him Rs 200 after he kept on pestering. The two girls had hardly walked for few metres when the clerk waylaid them again.
He reportedly professed his love for Chandraka in the presence of Premlata. This infuriated Chandraka as she opposed the clerk. Subsequently an argument ensued between them on the road near the local market in Boden.
Lalit then took out a knife and attacked Chandraka and Premlata on the road injuring them critically.
Locals rushed to the spot and admitted the two girls to the Boden hospital where they were administered treatment. Hospital authorities stated the condition of the two girls as stable following treatment.
Later, the two girls lodged a complaint at the local police station. Police registered a case and arrested the school clerk and produced him in court.
PNN