Ganesh Puja Turns Fatal: Tragedy Strikes in Odisha

Ganesh Puja festivities in Odisha were overshadowed by tragedy as a student and a teacher died in separate incidents. The deaths occurred in Balasore and Keonjhar districts, casting a pall over the celebrations.

In Balasore, Priyanshu Pritam, a ninth-grade student, collapsed while playing at Radhamadhaba Jew High School. Despite being quickly taken to Nilagiri government hospital, he could not be saved. The student's family revealed he had a pre-existing cardiac condition.

Meanwhile, at the Government Upper Primary School in Keonjhar, assistant teacher Chandan Kumar Jena fell unconscious while offering flowers to a Ganesh idol. He, too, was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital. The cause behind Jena's sudden death is still under investigation.