leading Jollywood actress Sasmita Khatua died of electrocution a few hours ahead of her stage performance in Jajpur district on Sunday.
Sasmita (30) was electrocuted by a wire while going to toilet at Duburi under the Kalinganagar police limits in evening.
She was rushed to the Danagadi Community Health Centre (CHC), where the doctors declared her dead.
Sasmita was popularly known as Minakshi in the Odisha Jatra industry. She was a leading actress associated with the Baghajatin Gananatya.
The tragedy incident occurred just prior to her performance as heroine in a show titled “Kahani Kanduchi Akhi luchai”, scheduled to be staged at the Duburi market ground in night.
Sasmita, a resident of Ghasipada under the Soro police station in Baleswar district, was married to Biswajit Khatua, a managing member of the Baghajatin Gananatya.