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The Times of India
The Times of India
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Nalla.Babu | TNN

Unable to find ambulance and private vehicle, relatives carry man’s body on bike from Odisha to disputed Kotia cluster of Andhra Pradesh

VIZIANAGARAM: Unable to find an ambulance in Pottangi block of Koraput district in Odisha, two persons were forced to carry a man’s body on a bike for around 35 kms from Pottangi to Yeguva Ganjaibadra, one of the 21 villages of disputed Kotia cluster, which both Andhra Pradesh and Odisha claim to be their own.

Though the incident took place on Thursday evening, it came to light on Friday after a video of the body being carried on a bike surfaced.

As per the reports, 25-year-old Gemmeli Viswanath, a native of Yeguva Ganjaibadra village (disputed Kotia cluster) under Saluru mandal of Parvathipuram Manyam district visited Tahsildar office to obtain caste certificate on Wednesday.

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