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Drunk Man Killed in Clash After Temple Ruckus
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
|April 15, 2025
AS the state immersed in the celebrations of Maha Vishuba Sankranti on Monday, a 55-year-old man was hacked to death by a group in Bolagarh, about 67 km from the state capital, after he reportedly created a nuisance inside a temple under the influence of alcohol.
The deceased Pratap Sethi was a native of Gudia Sahi within Bolagarh police limits in Khurda. Sethi, reportedly in an inebriated state, entered the Shiva temple in his village during the Pana Sankranti rituals. He even attempted to touch the feet of the deity when one of the accused persons stopped him.
This story is from the April 15, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar.
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