A person was killed and two others were injured of a bullock lifting gang when the vehicle they were on board and taking the bovines secretly met with an accident on the wee hours of Monday. They were trying to escape hurriedly when police chased them.
According to sources, the deceased was identified as Dinabandhu Behera (24) , while the two injured were Tapu Mangaraj and Paradesi Sahu. Police arrested one Tausik Hussain in this connection.
The four miscreants were transporting the bovines secretly in a Tata Ace mini truck from Sesagaon village under Tigiria police station area, when police patrol team followed them.
The driver of the bullock loaded vehicle lost control as a result of which the vehicle collided with a big tree on Ansupa road. Behera died on the spot, while Mangaraj and Sahu were admitted into the Athagarh SDH.
As Sahu’s condition deteriorated, he was referred to the SCBMCH in Cuttack. Meantime, during treatment Mangaraj absconded.