Former State Minister lalit Mohan Gandhi of the Congress party died after falling off a moving train at the Khariar railway station in Nuapada district on Tuesday.
According to reports, Gandhi was on his way to Raipur from his native place Titilagarh by the Puri-Durg Intercity Express. He alighted from the train at Khariar to have tea.
While re-boarding the train, which had already started gathering speed, Gandhi fell down and his leg came under the train’s wheels. He lost his leg and was rescued in a critical condition, following which he was rushed to the Nuapada District Headquarters Hospital.
However, he succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment.
Notably, Gandhi had held portfolios like Information & Public Relations and Youth Affairs. He had been elected from the Titlagarh Assembly constituency twice, in 1977 and 1980.