Hundreds of villagers, including male and female, shut the main gate of the collectorate here on Wednesday demanding compensation for kin of a deceased who was killed in a road mishap on Tuesday.
Deceased Nrusingha Sethy hailing from Yasabantapur village in Balisahi hamlet here was hurt following a road mishap at Atamala on Jagatsinghpur- Alipingala road on Tuesday. He was admitted in the District Headquarters Hospital first but shifted to the SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack subsequently when his condition turned critical. Sethy succumbed to his injuries there on Tuesday night.
As soon as Sethy’s death news reached village, hundreds of local residents staged a road blockade at Atamala Chhak. Police rushed to the spot and controlled the situation and the road blockade was withdrawn on Tuesday night. However, the agitated villagers on Wednesday converged at the Collector’s office main gate and staged agitation and did not allow any staff members and general public to enter.
Later, Collector SK Mohapatra held discussion with the agitated villagers and assured suitable compensation to the family members of the deceased. He also assured that legal action would be taken against the sand loaded tractor driver, whose vehicle caused the accident.