Koraput: A man died while preparing for the last rites of his father at Kamta village under Borigumma block in Odisha’s Koraput district o
n Wednesday.
The deceased has been identified as Benudhar Mandal.
According to sources, his father Laxmana Mandal died while undergoing treatment at Saheed Laxman Naik Medical College Hospital in Koraput around 5 am. The body was then brought back to the village for the last rites. Benudhar was in backyard of his house when a tree fell on him, owing to incessant rain in the area. He sustained head injuries and was rushed to Community Health Centre at Borigumma, where doctors declared him dead.
A pall of gloom has descended on the village following the death of father-son duo within few hours.
Notably, Koraput has been witnessing heavy rain under the influence of a cyclonic storm over Bay of Bengal, which made landfall along Andhra Pradesh coast on Tuesday afternoon.