: In two separate road accidents, two persons were killed in Jagatsinghpur district in past 24 hours. On Thursday afternoon, retired Lecturer Bishnu Charana Datta of Praharajpur under the Kissan Nagar police limits died at Kantuar on the Cuttack-Paradip road. He was going to Raghunathpur by his scooty when an SUV hit him from behind.
Soon after the death, hundreds of villagers staged a road blockade with Datta’s body on the road. Police dispersed the mob and seized the body for legal formalities. On the other hand, some villagers followed the SUV, which was spotted at Sirla without its riders, Police seized the car and a search drive was launched to nab its driver.
In the other accident that occurred at Erasama, a bike rider, Jitu Biswal, was killed and one Ullas Ojha sustained injuries. A resident of Ichhapur under Balikuda block, Jitu was returning home accompanied by his friend Ullas. A cement-laden pickup van coming from Erasama rammed into Jitu’s bike head on; as a result, he died on the spot.