Man, 65, falls while drying clothes on Puri lodge roof, gets impaled on iron rod

A 65-year-old lodge guest fell from a rooftop and was pierced in the chest by an iron rod. He remains in critical condition at Puri District Headquarters Hospital.The 65-year-old man, Sheikh Abdul Qayum is critically injured after an iron rod pierced his chest in Puri. (Source: ITG)Puri, Odisha,Nov 15, 2026 19:16 ISTA 65-year-old man was left critically injured after an iron rod pierced his chest when he fell from the rooftop of a lodge in Odisha's Puri town on Saturday morning.The injured man has been identified as Sheikh Abdul Qayum, who had been staying at Chandan Lodge in the Narendra Kon area of Puri for the past few days.Qayum had gone to the rooftop of the lodge to dry his clothes when he reportedly lost his balance and fell.An iron rod lying below pierced his chest during the fall, leaving him seriously injured. Following the incident, he was rescued and rushed to the Puri District Headquarters Hospital, where he is currently undergoing treatment in critical condition.- Ends