How did Dukhi die in Premchand's Sadgati? What happened. after Dukhi's death?

When he is asked to chop a huge block of wood, Dukhi's anger increases with each blow. Working in scorching sun, hungry and malnourished, the he dies. The corpse lies close to the road used by the Brahmins to go to the village well. The untouchables shun it for fear of police investigation.