Bhubaneswar, April 22 -- Two police personnel were killed and another seriously injured when a heavy vehicle hit a Police Control Room (PCR) van on the Cuttack-Paradip road on Tuesday morning.
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi expressed deep grief over the loss of the two police personnel.
Conveying his condolences to the bereaved families, he announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakhs each to the next of kin of the deceased. He also wished a speedy recovery to the injured police man.
The deceased have been identified as Jagannath Mahali, the PCR van driver, and Lokanath Shabar, a constable of the Odisha Auxiliary Police Force (OAPF).
The injured police personnel, identified as Pabitra Mohan Sethi, has been shifted to SCB Medical College an...