A youth died while stealing electrification cables passed over the railway track near a temple at Baghra Road in Baripada town early on Saturday morning.
The deceased, identified as Chandan Sarkar (23), a resident of Baripada town, and his friend had climbed up an electric pole installed near the track for a railway electrification project.
While he was cutting the electric wires, he slipped from the pole and died on the spot, GRP official said.
Recently, the electrification project had started between Bangiriposhi and Rupsa railway lines via Baripada. However, the trains passing through the track in the railway line are being run without electricity. The wires were not charged at the time of mishap.
As the wires were lying on the track, the alert loco pilot of Bangiriposhi-Bhubaneswar Superfast that had left the Baripada railway station in the morning suddenly stopped the train sensing any possible mishap.
The loco pilot informed the railway officials for necessary action to clear the track. After a two-hour of halt, the train services resumed.