A 19-year-old boy in Gujarat’s Jamnagar died of suspected cardiac arrest on Monday while playing garba, a folk dance form.
The victim, identified as Vinit Mehulbhai Kunvariya, was rushed to a hospital nearby but was declared dead on arrival. The incident took place in Jamnagar’s Patel Park neighbourhood, NDTV reported.
The teenager was a dance enthusiast. He was practising at a garba class located in the Patel Park area in preparation for the upcoming Navratri festival when he unexpectedly collapsed to the ground after completing the first round. He was initially taken to a neighbouring private hospital and then transferred to GG Hospital, where he was declared dead upon admission, Times of India reported.
“My nephew has been performing Garba for the last three-four years. Last night, he suddenly fell down during practice. Doctors say that Vineet suffered a heart attack but the real reason will be known after the post mortem report is out,” Darshan Joshipura, his maternal uncle, said.
Earlier on September 21, Chirag Parmar, a 24-year-old man in Gujarat’s Junagadh, died of a heart attack while he was practicing Garba.
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The Junagadh resident had been winning Garba competitions during Navratri for the last 10 years. He was preparing to win the competition this year as well, when he suddenly collapsed and died.