Keonjhar: Tension prevailed near the Baitarani bridge at Bijagotha under Bansapala block of Keonjhar district after a youth died in a road mishap on Sunday night.
The dead youth was identified as Manoj Dangua of Bijagotha. Sources said Dangua was returning home from Bansapala when a tractor hit his bike, killing him on the spot. The driver of the tractor fled from the spot. Angry residents set the tractor on fire and blocked the Bansapala-Suakati road.
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On receiving information, the police reached the spot and defused the situation.
