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Baripada (Odisha), Jun 30 (PTI) The sub-divisional judicial magistrate (SDJM) of Rairangpur in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, Smaranika Pradhan, died on Thursday as her car hit a roadside electric pole near Chainebda in the district, a senior police officer said.

Pradhan (32), along with husband Biswajit Jena, was on their way to Puri to witness Rath Jatra, when they met with the accident in Joshipur Police Station area on National Highway-49.

Jena, a software engineer, was driving the car, the officer said.

He escaped unhurt in the incident, according to the officer.

Pradhan, who suffered head injuries, was taken to a local hospital, where she was declared “brought dead”, the senior officer said, adding that a case of unnatural has been registered. PTI COR AAM RMS RMS

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