Searched by CBI days ago, IAS officer kills himself, family, son is critical

Senior IAS officer and Protector General of Emigrants in the Ministry of Overseas Affairs Jagadananda Panda shot four of his family members before killing himself at his ancestral home in Bargarh, Orissa.

The Central Bureau of Investigation had searched his office and residence on July 22 over an emigration scam in Chennai. The 53year-old Orissa-cadre officer, on Central deputation since 2006, shot his father Munshi (75), wife Surekha (46), elder sister Bijayalaxmi (57) and younger sister Kishori (44) before killing himself with a pistol at his home in Deogaon village at around 2 am on Friday.

Panda also tried to kill his son 22-year-old Swapneswar Panda, an engineering student, who is now battling for his life at a government hospital in Sambalpur.

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Shoe-blitz continues:Prime Minister escapes ‘impulsive’ attack

An engineering student hurled a shoe at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh while he was addressing his first election meeting for the Congress in Gujarat at the Sanskar Kendra grounds here on Sunday.

The shoe fell some 15 feet away from the dais and the PM continued to speak without a break as the Congress workers overpowered the youth and security personnel whisked him away.

Hitesh Chauhan (21), a resident of Bapunagar who studies computer engineering at a government college in Gandhinagar, reportedly told the police that he was not connected with any political party and was just trying to gain some attention after watching reports on earlier shoe-throwing incidents.

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