Hathras stampede: As bodies piled-up, a shocked police constable dies of heart attack

A constable assigned to manage bodies after a stampede at a religious event in Hathras collapses and dies upon seeing multiple bodies, mostly women, before reaching the hospital.
Hathras stampede: As bodies piled-up, a shocked police constable dies of heart attack
NEW DELHI: Ravi Yadav, 30, a constable who was assigned to a Quick Response Team (QRT) following the stampede at a religious congregation in Hathras on Tuesday, suffered a heart attack and subsequently passed away at Etah Medical College.
Following the death of over 100 people attending the event, their bodies were being taken for a post-mortem. According to police officials, Yadav was part of the team assigned responsibility for management of the bodies.
"He was shocked to see that so many people, mostly women, had died. While we were going about our work, he suddenly fell on the ground. We rushed him to hospital, but he had already passed away by then. Doctors said that he probably suffered acute trauma on seeing multiple bodies, leading to the heart attack," said Lalit Chaudhary, a constable who was on duty along with Yadav.
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Deepak Lavania

Deepak Lavania is based in Agra serving as Principal Correspondent, covering districts of Agra and Aligarh division of western UP. An avid user of the RTI Act, he has been thrice awarded the TOI Scribe Tribe award for best news reports/series.

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