A Plus Two 1st Year Arts student of the Tulashi Women’s College here was killed as a truck ran over her near the college on the Gopa Square-Sanamagarl road on Monday.
The deceased was identified as Sumitra Mallick, daughter of Ranjan Kumar Mallick of Purusottampur village in the Karilopatana area.
Soon after the accident, students of the college staged a road blockade on the accident site by burning tyres and putting a bamboo barricade. They demanded that the driver be arrested soon and Rs 20 lakh be paid to the deceased’s family as compensation. They also demanded installation of CCTV cameras and speed breakers on the road near the college.