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A heart-wrenching scene has emerged from Bageipadar village under Dasamantapur block in Koraput district, where villagers are seen risking their lives to carry a dead body across a swollen river due to the absence of a proper road or bridge to the cremation ground.
In this remote village, a man recently passed away. As per tradition, his relatives, family members, and neighbours gathered to perform the last rites. However, their path to the cremation site was blocked by the Muran River, which was in spate due to recent rains. With no bridge in place, villagers had no choice but to wade through the dangerous, fast-flowing waters w...