A mentally-challenged man attacked his father with a sharp weapon before jumping off the terrace of his house at Andharua under the Chandaka police station on the outskirts of the city.
The injured were identified as Ranjit Barik (42) and his father Govind Barik (75).
Ranjit was wandering in the village without clothes. But when he was opposed by his father for his conduct, he attacked the latter.
Later, locals spotted Ranjit standing on the rooftop after setting his own house on fire.
Being informed, police and Fire Services personnel reached the spot and initiated a rescue operation, but spotting them he jumped from the roof and was injured. As per the latest reports, the father-son duo was admitted to a hospital. Doctors stated their health conditions to be critical.
