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Balangir: Durga Puja celebrations turned tragic for a family at a village in Balangir district as one person died and his son was injured in a road mishap while returning home after witnessing the annual mega-festival in a neighbouring village.
The deceased person has been identified as Lakshman Bhoi (45) and his injured son was Anil (20) of Jhimanpali village under Karamtala panchayat in Balangir district.
According to police sources, the father-son duo had been to Siskela village on a motorcycle to witness Durga Puja. While returning home last night, an unknown vehicle hit their motorcycle on NH-26 near Piprut village under Saintala police limits, killing Lakshman on the spot. The police recovered Anil in critical condition and rushed him to Saintala CHC for treatment. The body of the deceased Lakshman has been sent to Titilagarh for post-mortem today.
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