Rayagada Woman Sarpanch Dies of Snakebite

Rayagada: A pall of gloom enveloped Kuli Gram Panchayat under Rayagada block after its woman sarpanch, Manga Kadraka, died following a snakebite in the early hours of Sunday.

According to reports, a venomous snake bit her on the right leg while she was asleep at home late Saturday night. On alerting her husband, Suri Kadraka, she was rushed to the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) in Rayagada. Despite receiving treatment, she succumbed after battling for nearly one and a half hours.

Her sudden demise has left the local community in shock. Former Rajya Sabha MP N. Bhaskar Rao and several other leaders expressed deep sorrow over her passing and conveyed condolences to the bereaved family.