Odisha Health Minister Naba Das's last rites today, 3-day state mourning declared

Naba Kishore Das, the Odisha health minister, who was allegedly shot by a policeman on Sunday will be cremated with state honours on January 30, 2023.

The Odisha government said state honour would be accorded to Das, the health and family welfare minister who died in hospital hours after being shot.

A government release said on Sunday evening there will be no official entertainment for three days from January 29-31 throughout the state.

"It has been decided by the Government of Odisha that as a mark of respect, state honour would be accorded to the departed dignitary. The national flag will be flown at half-mast on the day of death in the state capital and on the day of funeral at the place where it takes place," the release said.

The minister, 60, was shot at Brajrajnagar town around 1 pm on Sunday allegedly by Assistant Sub-inspector of Police (ASI) Gopal Das, who is believed to be suffering from a mental disorder.

A team of doctors at Apollo Hospital operated on him after he was airlifted from Jharsugada to Bhubaneshwar, but he eventually succumbed to injuries.

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