Overview
- Villagers say Ramkali Rawat was struck by lightning and died after family members carried her about one to two kilometres on a khatia because an ambulance could not reach the muddy, unpaved track.
- A video of the carrying has circulated widely on social media and no detailed public findings from the Rewa district administration had been published at the time of reporting.
- Residents submitted a memorandum in August 2025 alleging that only six truckloads of murram were laid on the road and that remaining funds were misappropriated.
- Mangawan MLA Narendra Prajapati says he sanctioned Rs 4 lakh and Rs 2 lakh from his MLA fund for the road and that roughly 70% of those amounts were released.
- The case has renewed political criticism over rural emergency access and local infrastructure and raises the prospect of an official inquiry that could affect about 200 families who rely on the unfinished road.