An MBBS student succumbed to his injuries sustained during a cricket match here on Friday.
The deceased was identified as Biswabhusan Sahu (24), a second year MBBS student of the Saheed Laxman Nayak Medical College in Koraput.
According to reports, Biswabhusan, a resident of Lanjipalli here, was playing cricket with his friends at the MKCG Medical College field in the morning. A ball hit his ear while he was batting, leaving him injured and unconscious.
He was rushed to the MKCG Medical College Hospital, where doctor declared him dead. Police seized the body and sent it for postmortem. A pall of gloom descended on the locality after the tragic incident.
