Paradip: A 10-year-old boy died after reportedly getting trapped in the sand on the premises of the proposed Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) project near Sandhakuda Basti in Paradip area of Jagatsinghpur district on Thursday.
The deceased identified as Subham Mallik, son of Narayan Mallik of Sandhakuda Basti had gone to the play at the project area at around 12 noon but had not returned home. When family members searched for him, they found his body near the sand.
On getting information, Jatadhar Muhan Police rushed to the spot and sent the body for post-mortem. Following the incident, tension prevailed in the area and the family and villagers demanded compensation from NRL.
