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BHUBANESWAR: Labour minister Susanta Singh’s brother Subrat and four of his associates were attacked by a group of unidentified men at Banabira village on Thursday night.Police suspect it to be a case of violence related to by-poll in Bijepur assembly segment scheduled on Saturday. Doctors said condition of at least one of them is critical.On Thursday, the BJP has alleged Susanta and his brother of creating an atmosphere of terror in Bijepur. Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan had demanded video surveillance on Susanta till the by-poll is over. “We were going there when the attackers came in four five vehicles and attacked us,” he said.The five were initially taken to community health centre at Sohela. Dctors referred them to VSS Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Sambalpur, which is 75 km away..