Sambalpur, Nov. 13 -- Days after being on the run, a forest personnel was nabbed for allegedly killing two members of a family in a road accident in Odisha's Sambalpur district. Though the mishap took place on Sunday, the incident came to the fore after the arrest was made.

The accused was identified as Galadhar Meher, a forester in Redhakhol range of the district.

As per reports, Meher was travelling in his four-wheeler when he hit a woman and her son near Dimirikuda village. The mother-son duo, who belonged to Pipilikani village in Badamal panchayat, died on the spot.

Before locals could assemble and catch him, Meher fled the spot and hid his vehicle at a forest depot near Dimirikuda. He had been absconding since then.

Police, af...