In a tragic incident, a 15-year-old boy died in Uttar Pradesh’ Baharaich district while practising for a race ahead of Independence Day celebrations. The cause of death will be ascertained once the postmortem is done.
According to PTI, the incident took place at a government-aided inter college in Nanpara. The boy, a resident of Bhaggapurwa, was a student of class 9th, identified as Himanshu. He was a student of Sa’aadat Inter College.
A doctor said that the exact cause of the death will be confirmed after the postmortem, adding that the cases of cardiac arrest have increased during physical exercise or sports.
“During the 100-metre sprint, Himanshu collapsed. We called the 108 ambulance service and tried for about 10 minutes to revive him before it arrived, but sadly, we could not save him,” PTI quoted school principal Arvind Mishra as saying.
24-year-old woman gang-raped in North Delhi’s Civil Lines
A 24-year-old woman from Tilak Nagar was allegedly gang-raped by a group of people, including a woman, in North Delhi’s Civil Lines area, police said on Wednesday.
The incident took place after the victim was invited to a party at a friend’s residence on Sunday night.
Police said that the victim went to the location with her sister and reported the incident to police 13-14 hours later. The facts are currently being verified, they said.
According to police, the victim alleged that upon arrival, she found four men at the house in addition to her friend. She claimed that something was mixed into her drink, rendering her unconscious.
The group then allegedly took her to the bathroom, where the men gang-raped her and recorded a video of the act, she told the police.
The accused reportedly threatened to release the video on social media if she informed anyone about the incident. The victim was later dropped outside her house, police said.
