Bhubaneswar

BJD Leader Diptikanta Parija Dies In Road Mishap

Bhubaneswar: BJD leader Diptikanta Parija was killed in a car mishap on Wednesday.

The incident occurred when he was returning to his home via Tikanpur-Beula road. His car reportedly veered off the road and plunged into roadside floodwater.

Notably, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had recently appointed Parija as joint secretary of Odisha-Mo Parivar. He was a prominent leader of Patkura assembly constituency.