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Odisha Teen Killed by Train While Filming Reel at Puri Station

Preliminary police findings cite negligence, prompting wider safety concerns.

Overview

  • Authorities identified the victim as 15-year-old Vishwajeet Sahu of Mangalaghat in Puri.
  • The collision occurred Tuesday near Janakadeipur railway station as he recorded himself by the track after visiting Dakshinakali temple with his mother.
  • Government Railway Police recovered the body at the scene and sent it for post-mortem.
  • Circulating footage shows a train approaching from the opposite direction and the phone continuing to record after impact.
  • Police say early inquiries attribute the death to carelessness during a social-media video, with reports noting similar reel-related incidents in the state.