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In a shocking incident that has sparked widespread outrage, a youth was brutally assaulted by a group of miscreants near Budhiabar Chhak, close to Kalaghara, under the Sadar Police limits in Puri on Monday night. The victim has been identified as Babu Baral, a resident of Anki Patna within the same police jurisdiction.

According to eyewitnesses, a group of attackers intercepted Babu and launched a violent assault on him, leaving him profusely bleeding. The miscreants reportedly used sharp weapons and beat him mercilessly on the road.

The youth collapsed at the spot before locals rushed him to the Puri district headquarters hospi...