Commuters passing through the Janpath here had a harrowing experience on Tuesday as aggrieved relatives of one Bhabagrahi Behera, who died late on Monday night in a road accident, blocked the road in front of the Kharvela Nagar police station.
Placing the body of the deceased on the road, the irate relatives demanded immediate arrest of the car owner who had hit Behera and adequate compensation to the deceased family.
According to police sources, Behera died on the spot and another Raja Swain (25) of Gandamunda, was grievously injured, after an unidentified car ran over them, who were on a bike, near Unit-IV Masjid here.
Swain is undergoing treatment at the SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack. The duo was returning home after having dinner when the car coming from the Nicco Park side towards the Masjid ran over them. The agitators withdrew their protest after Bhubaneswar Deputy Commissioner of Police Nitinjeet Singh intervened.
Meanwhile, police nabbed the car owner named Suman Das, a lawyer by profession. The deceased family has been given immediate help of `10,000 from the Red Cross.