A 28-year-old man died while his brother sustained injuries after their motorbike was hit by a speeding truck at Ratibad area in the evening on Friday. later, the family members of the deceased and locals protested demanding immediate arrest of the truck driver.
However, the agitation was called off after the police officials intervened and assured that the police would arrest the errant truck driver soon.
The police the deceased was identified as Devraj while the injured was identified as his brother Kewal who were hit by a speeding truck which proved fatal for Devraj while other sustained serious injuries.
The truck bearing registration number MP04-GA-3462 hit the motorbike of the deceased while they were on their way back to home from Neelbad after meeting their brother.
The police have registered a case under section 304 A of the IPC and have started further investigation. Search for the errant driver has been started who escaped from the spot leaving the truck.
Meanwhile a 15-year-old drowned at Sehore Naka under Bairagarh police station area on Thursday; his body surfaced on Friday.
According to the police on Friday afternoon a body was inside a pond near liquor shop in Bairagarh and police were informed after the body was spotted.
The deceased was identified as Aakash Yadav a class nine student who went missing on Thursday evening and was later found dead inside the pond on Friday at around 1 pm.
Police were informed and on the receipt police team reached the spot. After the preliminary investigation the body was sent for the post mortem.
The police have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and have started further investigation.
In the initial investigations police found that the deceased went for taking bath and drowned. The post mortem report is awaited which could help in revealing more details of the death.