Overview

• Assistant Sub-Inspector Pabitra Golapi was identified at the scene after his motorcycle collided with a stationary truck on National Highway 26 near Banamalipur.
• Golapi was attached to the Bhawanipatna reserve police office and hailed from Borigumma in Koraput district.
• Eyewitnesses said the motorcycle caught fire on impact, leaving Golapi’s body charred beside the gutted vehicle.
• Junagarh police have launched a manhunt for the truck that fled the spot following the collision.
• Investigators await a post-mortem report to determine whether the collision or other factors led to Golapi’s death.