Bhubaneswar, Feb. 16 -- Cuttack: Tension ran high at Khajuripada village under Banki police limits in Cuttack district following the alleged murder of Khajuripada-Nuagaon village sarpanch's husband and his associate by unidentified miscreants.

The sarpanch's husband, Bhagaban Swain and his associate Aditya Ransingh were reportedly returning from the panchayat office at around 2:30 pm on Saturday (on a two-wheeler) when they were attacked near Jokalangi bridge crossing.

"We had to stop near Jokalangi bridge as the road was blocked with GI wires. Suddenly, around 10 people attacked Bhagaban and Aditya with sharp weapons," an eyewitness narrated the incident adding, "Seeing the fierce attack on both of them, I got frightened and flee the s...