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Devotee falls to death from mutt's roof after monkey attack

Bhubaneswar/Puri: A 52-year-old man fell to his death from a mutt's terrace while watching the Suna Besha ceremony in Puri on Sunday after being attacked by a monkey. The victim was identified as Babaji Chandra Behera from Jagatsinghpur district. "My father was declared brought dead at Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar. He had sustained serious head injuries after his fall from the mutt's roof. He was initially admitted to Puri district headquarters hospital from where he was shifted to Capital Hospital," said Behera's younger son, Gobinda Chandra. Gobinda said his parents went to Puri on Saturday evening. His father, a farmer, and mother, Hemalata Behera, had positioned themselves on the mutt's rooftop near the Jagannath Temple to watch the deities adorned in gold jewellery atop their chariots. It was their first visit to Puri for Suna Besha. "The massive crowd of devotees on Grand Road hindered the ambulance's progress, delaying my father's arrival at hospital," Gobinda said. Puri chief district medical officer Akshaya Satapathy said, "The patient was brought to the Puri district headquarters hospital in a critical condition. He was immediately referred to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack." Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like local network access control Esseps Learn More Undo by Taboola by Taboola Hospital sources said Behera was admitted to Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar while en route to SCB as his condition deteriorated. In a related development, about 100 devotees fainted and sustained injuries due to overcrowding during Suna Besha on the Grand Road, according to Puri DHH sources. One devotee suffered a leg fracture after falling in the crowd, while three others incurred head injuries. "Medical teams shifted them to Cuttack for better treatment," a doctor said.