Tragic Republic Day: Boy Electrocuted Lowering Flag in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur
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News18•26-01-2026, 21:45
Tragic Republic Day: Boy Electrocuted Lowering Flag in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur
- •A Class 10 student, Om Prakash Dwivedi, died from electrocution in Jagatsinghpur, Odisha, after a Republic Day function.
- •The incident occurred in the Samagol area under Kujang police station jurisdiction.
- •He was lowering the national flag, hoisted on an iron pipe, when it touched a live electric wire.
- •The boy was a student at a private coaching centre, and his father is a migrant labourer in Gujarat.
- •Police have detained the coaching centre owner and launched an investigation into the tragic incident.
Why It Matters: A student tragically died from electrocution while lowering the national flag in Odisha.
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