In a heartrending incident, two migrant workers from Kendupada village under Gajapati district’s Mohana block were killed in a road accident in Goa when they were returning home recently.
The two were identified as Sam Sabar (25) and Abeda Sabar (23). They were coming on a motorcycle to the Goa railway station when a speeding truck hit them and they died, Goa police informed family members over phone.
The police too told the family members to take the body after post-mortems are over.
Meanwhile, the poor bereaved families, who are unable to bear the transportation cost, approached the Mohana BDO to bring back the bodies. But the BDO said he can give Rs 2,000 to each family under the Harichandra Yojana and suggested them to approach the District labour Officer for help. As of now, they have not been able to reach the DlO and urged him through the media to bring the bodies to the village.
When asked, DlO Venu Gopal Rao said he has no information in this regard nor anybody has told him about the incident.