In a chilling act of familial vengeance rooted in a long-simmering land dispute, an employee at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar was fatally shot on Monday morning, allegedly by his own cousin, as he made his way to work.

Rabi Khuntia, also known as Sudhanshu Khuntia, was ambushed and shot at close range around 9 a.m. on October 13 while traveling from his home in Sarakantara, Hata Sahi, under Khandagiri police station limits in Khurda district. The victim, who worked at the prestigious medical institution, succumbed to his injuries en route to the hospital, where his younger brother, Debasish Khuntia (24), desperately rushed him for treatment.

In a heart-wrenching revelation, Rabi reportedly whispered to Debasish on the way to AIIMS that his attacker was S

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