Rayagada, Oct 15: In a tragic incident, two migrant workers from Kashipur block in Odisha’s Rayagada district died in separate incidents on the same day-one in Secunderabad, Telangana, and the other in Kerala.

According to reports, Jayaram Majhi, a resident of Adajal village, had been working as a migrant labourer in Secunderabad for the past three months. He reportedly died on the spot in an accident.

In another incident, Ranjit Naik, a resident of Nuagaon village under Maikancha Gram Panchayat, was working at a company in Kerala. After his health deteriorated, he was admitted to a private hospital, where he later died.

Ranjit’s family reportedly deposited Rs 1 lakh at the hospital before his body was transported to his native village by ambulance.

The bodies of the two workers have plunged their respective villages into grief. Scenes of mourning were witnessed as family members and relatives struggled to come to terms with their loss.

The deaths have left the families devastated, particularly as both men were reportedly the primary earning members of their households.