Mother, daughter mowed down in Odisha after altercation with truck driver

Shrutika Chakravorty was returning home on a scooty after attending her father’s 11th-day death ritual with her daughter Lipika Chakravorty when the truck ran over them

Published on: Aug 5, 2022, 09:14:18 IST

By Debabrata Mohanty

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A truck mowed down a 47-year-old woman and her daughter in Odisha’s Jajpur district on Wednesday shortly after the two had an altercation with the driver of the vehicle over rash driving, police said on Thursday.

The two got into an argument with the driver over rash driving. (Sourced)

Shrutika Chakravorty, a book keeper with Odisha Livelihood Mission, was returning home on a scooty after attending her father’s 11th-day death ritual with her daughter Lipika Chakravorty, 24, a bank official, on Wednesday when the truck ran over them before turning turtle.

Jajpur police superintendent Rahul PR cited their probe and added they found the mother and the daughter had the altercation with the truck driver, Amar Swain. “They stopped... Amar Swain and it led to the altercation. ...the matter was resolved amicably after locals intervened,” he said

He added that Swain later mowed down the two. “The driver intentionally killed the two women. We have arrested the driver and charged him under Indian Penal Code’s Section 302 [murder].”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Debabrata Mohanty
Debabrata Mohanty is a senior assistant editor of Hindustan Times who works as state correspondent from Odisha covering the state's politics, governance, public policy, natural disasters, environment and its society for close to three decades. With his long years of reporting from the state capital of Bhubaneswar, Mohanty has been known as one of the most experienced and credible journalists covering Odisha for the national English dailies. His reporting combines on-ground detail with deep institutional knowledge detailing the state's changing politics, governance issues, administrative reforms and the functioning of its public institutions. He has regularly reported on issues ranging from legislative developments and public policy implementation. Politics is his core areas of expertise as he closely tracks Odisha's political landscape, including the rise and transformation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the two principal political parties in Odisha. His long association with the state's political establishment enables him to write on contemporary developments in a larger political context. Mohanty takes a deep interest in writing human interest stories, environmental issues and documenting the impact of cyclones, floods, heatwaves, and other climate-related events in one of the most disaster-prone states. His coverage extends to public health, governance reforms and stories on accountability of government institutions. Before joining Hindustan Times, Mohanty worked with The Indian Express, Mail Today, and The Telegraph, where he covered at least six general elections and as many assembly elections. In 2007, he was selected for the prestigious Chevening Young Indian Print Journalist Programme at the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom, where he received advanced training in print journalism. In 2009 he won the Press Institute of India-International Committee of Red Cross award on conflict reporting for his on-ground reportage of 2008 Kandhamal riots.Read More

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