A 70-year-old woman broke her leg after a barricade fell on her at the Shreemandir due to heavy rush of devotees during ‘Mangala Alati’ of Lord Jagannath on Wednesday morning.
The injured Habishyali was identified as Bilasini Behera, whowas initially admitted to the District Headquarters Hospital here and later shifted to SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack after her condition deteriorated.
Behera is a resident of Balitutha area under Markandapur of the pilgrim town, sources said.
“When the gate was opened for darshan we were in the front. Later, the barricade fell on her and many people stepped over it following which she broke her leg,” , a relative of the injured woman, said.
Sources said that due to lack of proper security arrangements, a stampede like situation arose and people jostled with each other to enter the temple.