A 40-year-old man, who had gone to Kerala on December 26 to attend his son and nephew in a hospital there, has gone missing, alleged his family members. According to information, Alekha Mallick(40) of Erakorua village in Kendrapada district received a phone call on December 25 that his son Tapas (18) and nephew Sudhir (20) had met with a road accident and were undergoing treatment in a hospital with severe injuries.
They were working as drivers in the Grand Pump House and Borewell Company at Vadakkencherry in Palakkad district in Kerala. Alekh left for Kerala on December 26 and reached there on December 28. But as ill luck would have it, he came to know that his nephew Sudhir had succumbed to his injuries on the accident day and his son was undergoing treatment under critical condition.
Alekh had communicated this to his family members on December 28. But later, the family members could not contact him as the phone number was switched off, said Alekh’s father Achyuta Mallick.
Meanwhile, family members were informed by company officials that Tapas died on January 4. A pal of gloom has descended in the area. locals now suspect that Alekha might have lost metal balance seeing death of his son and nephew and gone somewhere.