{
  "id": 1046901,
  "title": "Odisha teacher dies as iron flagpole touches power line before I-Day celebrations: Cop",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/odisha-teacher-dies-as-iron-flagpole-touches-power-line-before-i-day",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-15T13:26:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/odisha-teacher-dies-as-iron-flagpole-touches-power-line-before-i-day-celebrationscop-101786800367324.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In a tragic incident near Balasore, Odisha, a 32-year-old physical education teacher, Priyabrata Behera, died after an iron flagpole he was carrying for Independence Day celebrations came into contact with an overhead power line. The incident occurred around 8 am when Behera and another school staff member, Kiran Jena, lost their balance and the pole touched the wire, electrocuting Behera on arrival. Three other students also suffered electric shock and were treated at a local health center. The police have classified the incident as an accident and have filed a case of unnatural death. In a separate incident in Nabarangpur district, another individual, Chandan Behera, died from an electric shock while carrying an iron pole for a flag-hoisting ceremony.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}