Dabugam: Due to heavy rainfall, a woman tragically died on Sunday after a wall of her house collapsed in Jamugada village under Dabugam police station limits in Nabarangpur district. The deceased has been identified as Riba Panka, wife of Arjun Panka of the same village.
According to reports, Riba had gone to bed after dinner on Saturday night. Due to incessant rainfall during the night, at around 4 AM on Sunday, a wall of the house where she was sleeping suddenly gave way and collapsed. Hearing the noise, other family members rushed to the spot and found Riba (aged 60) trapped under the debris. They immediately dug her out and took her in critical condition to Dabugam Community Health Centre, where the doctor declared her brought dead.
Her son Nahlua Panka lodged a complaint at Dabugam police station. Based on the complaint, ASI Sasmita Das reached the hospital, seized the body, conducted an inquest, and sent the body for post-mortem. After the autopsy, the body was handed over to the family.
An unnatural death case has been registered under Case No. 18/25, and further investigation is underway.