A 30-year-old man was electrocuted to death and at least a dozen people were injured during an idol immersion ceremony of Goddess Gajalaxmi in Odisha's Kendrapara district on Tuesday, police said.
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Biswajit Lenka died on the spot when an iron frame he was holding came in contact with high-voltage live wire at Marshaghai, they said.
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Around 12 other devotees who took part in the ceremony were injured in the incident, of whom one is in critical condition, a police officer said.
The injured are undergoing treatment, he added.
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