Agitated over the death of a 19-year-old youth, police vehicles were pelted with stones by protestors; the youth drowned in the morning at a kuchcha road near Kolans River and protestors were enraged over construction and demanded compensation.
Protestors kept the body and obstructed the traffic for hours and were pacified after the intervention of the senior police officers.
According to the police one youth drowned while other was rescued at Kolas River in the morning. The deceased was identified as Rahul Mewada while the escaped youth was identified as Neeraj Mewada.
The deceased was a resident of Eithkedi Chap and had gone to Mughalia Chap for supplying milk along with his cousin Neeraj. ADM Ratnakar Jha handed over a cheque of Rs 4 lakh to the family of the deceased.
The incident occurred when the two were on their way to home and at around 8.30 am on when they reached Kolas River, Rahul slipped and drowned. Neeraj tried to save him but failed and was later rescued.
Police said that the deceased and his cousin used to supply milk in the nearby areas and on their way back while crossing a culvert Rahul slipped and drowned while Neeraj managed to escape and reported the incident to police.
Construction work of a bridge is under process at Kolas River and to maintain the traffic flow an alternate kuchcha road was made which was flooded with water but the deceased and his cousin risked their lives and one of them lost their life.
In the initial investigation police found that the culvert was flooded with water and the culvert was made of soil and gravel which washed away in the heavy rains.
The police have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and have started further investigation.