Who Was Odisha Minister Naba Das Who Died After Being Shot By A Cop? 10 Points

Naba Das, the second-richest minister in Odisha, had 80 vehicles and properties totaling 34 crore. Naba Kishore Das, an Odisha minister, passed away on Sunday night, only hours after being shot by assistant sub-inspector Gopal Das. Although Gopal and the health minister had no known animosity toward one another, his wife said he had a mental illness. Gopal, who is currently in police prison, is being questioned, but the reason behind the attack is yet unknown. The incident happened at about 12:30 as the minister was his route to a meeting. The bullet that was fired at him struck his heart and left lung before leaving his body. In a video taken right after the assault, Naba Das can be seen falling at the car's gate. The Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, sent his sympathies to the deceased man's family and lamented his untimely passing.
Ten things about Odisha Minister Naba Das are listed below:

1. In June 2022, Naba Das was appointed as the government of Naveen Patnaik's minister of health.

2. Naba Das joined the BJD just before the 2019 elections after serving as a congressman for a very long period.

3. While attending Sambalpur's Gangadhar Mehr College, where he studied law, he made his political debut. There, he served as president of the student union.

4. Naba Das was elected vice president of the Odisha Youth Congress and the NSUI.

5. In 2009, Naba Das of Jharsuguda won the first state election on a Congress ticket.

5. Naba Das defeated BJP candidate Kishore Kumar Mohanty to win the first state election from Jharsuguda in 2009 on a Congress ticket.

6. Up until 2019, when Naba Das joined the BJP before the elections, his winning record remained consistent despite the BJP surge.

7. The 60-year-old was the second-richest minister in the state and a close ally of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

8. Naba Das was appointed health minister in 2019 and kept the position even after Naveen Patnaik reorganised the government.

9. The health minister's wife, Minati Das, and two children predeceased him.

10. Naba Das had real estate valued at 34 crore. It was estimated that he possessed 80 automobiles.