Aligarh: 14-year-old dies of heart attack during school sports practice
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A 14-year-old boy, identified as Mohit Chaudhary, died after he suffered a heart attack in Sirauli village of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh. The incident took place on Friday when he was practicing running for a school sports competition. Chaudhary had completed two rounds with his friends before collapsing. His friends informed his family, who rushed him to a nearby hospital, but doctors declared him dead.
Health concern
Recent surge in heart attack cases among Aligarh's youth
Chaudhary's death is one of the many recent heart attack incidents involving young people in Aligarh. Last month, a 20-year-old girl identified as Mamata also succumbed to a heart attack while running in Arrana village, Aligarh. In the last 25 days, three more cardiac arrest cases have been reported in this district. Among the recent cardiac arrest cases in Aligarh is an eight-year-old girl who suffered a heart attack while playing in Lodhi Nagar.
Recent incidents
Other recent heart attack cases in Aligarh
On November 20, Syed Barkat Haider, son of former Aligarh Muslim University Vice Chancellor SM Afzal, passed away due to a heart attack. Notably, the trend of heart attacks among the youth goes beyond Aligarh. In September, a nine-year-old student died of cardiac arrest while playing at her Lucknow school. The victim's school said the girl fell unconscious while playing in the university's playground, following which she was rushed to a hospital but was declared dead.