Jharsuguda: Tension prevailed high at Pipilimala village under Belpahar police limits in Jharsuguda district after a 50-year-old man was crushed to death under a speeding vehicle Monday.
The deceased has been identified as Ajamber Kisan of Pipilimala village. He is survived by his wife and a daughter who are now left helpless with no breadwinner for the family.
According to sources, Kisan had gone to attend nature’s call this morning when a speeding vehicle ran over him and sped away. This spread outrage among the locals who expressed displeasure over the absence of security checks on the NH by the district administration and lack of speed breakers near those villages close of the busy highway.
Following the mishap, locals staged a blockade on the National Highway 49 demanding arrest of the careless driver and compensation to the family of the deceased.
On being informed, Jharsuguda Additional Tehsildar Prasanna Patel along with Belpahar IIC Rashmita Behera and Lakhanpur IIC Baikuntha Bihari Seth reached the spot and held discussions with the agitating villagers.
Reportedly, the villagers have allowed the movement of the vehicles on the National Highway after the district administration announced compensation of Rs 2 lakh from the Chief Minister’s relief fund and Rs 15,000 from Red Cross fund.
The body was then seized and sent for autopsy while a manhunt to seize the vehicle was launched.