Bhubaneswar, Dec. 3 -- Odisha police on Tuesday registered a case against former MP Pradeep Majhi after the District Welfare Officer (DWO) of Nabarangpur alleged that the BJD leader threatened to shoot him during a confrontation linked to the recent pressure cooker explosion incident in a school hostel.

The FIR, filed at Town Police Station based on the officer's written complaint, includes charges under BNS 126(2), 221 and 351(3). Police confirmed that Majhi has been named in the complaint and that an investigation is underway.

According to the FIR, the alleged threat was issued on November 28 when Majhi met District Welfare Officer Palaka Rabindra over the delay in shifting a critically injured student from the Kukudisemala Government...