Three lifeless, 5 injured in highway mishap at Odisha’s Sonepur
By Express News Service
BALANGIR: Three individuals died and 5 others sustained grave accidents after a automotive rammed into an auto-rickshaw in Sonepur on Tuesday. The incident occurred when the automotive hit the ill-fated autorickshaw carrying vegetable sapling sellers at Badabahali Chowk underneath Puintala police limits.
The deceased have been recognized as Nadu Biswal (50), Guabati Naik (45) and Satya Pradhan (45), residents of Raghavpali village.
The injured had been referred to VIMSAAR, Burla for therapy. Sources mentioned that Snigdharani Suna, an Inspector-ranked officer, was returning to Puintala after ending her automotive competition duties in Puri when the automotive she was travelling in dashed into the autorickshaw.
Both the driving force, Ajay Jethi and the police officer managed to flee the spot after the mishap. However, Suna’s official uniform was discovered within the automotive. Hours later, Jethi was nabbed by the Sonepur police with the assistance of Balangir police.
He was taken to Tarbha police station for additional interrogation and forwarded to court docket. The incident triggered offended reactions and locals blocked the Balangir-Sonepur highway for a very long time. The mob demanded strict motion towards the culprits and compensation for the victims’ households.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed deep condolences over demise of the three individuals and introduced Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia in the direction of every of the households of the deceased. SDPO Pushpanjali Pingi confirmed the presence of inspector Suna within the automotive, including that she is but to be traced since her telephone is switched off.
