Kantabanji, Nov. 8 -- In a tragic turn of events, a joy ride at a Meena Bazaar turned fatal for a man after he fell from a swing in Tureikela block of Balangir district in Odisha on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Debrah Sahu, a resident of Tureikela village in the block. As per reports, since Kartik Purnima was being celebrated with much gusto in Tureikela after a two-year lull due to the Covid pandemic, the local puja committee had organised a meena Bazaar. Sahu, a member of the committee, was overseeing the Meena Bazaar. On Monday night, he was riding one of the swings when he suddenly fell. As he suffered grievous injuries, locals rushed him to Tureikela hospital but doctors declared him dead on arrival.

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