A youth aspiring to be a jawan in the India Reserve Battalion (IRB) died of cardiac arrest after a long distance physical endurance test here on Sunday.
Sources said one Harekrushna Sahoo (23) of Dhenkanal district ran the 1600 m race at the 6th OSAP ground here. The race was part of his physical test for recruitment into 9th IRB.
“Soon after completing the race in requisite time, the aspirant while taking rest under a tree complained of chest pain.
He was immediately rushed to the SCB Hospital from where he was shifted to a private hospital under the guidance of his relatives. But the youth died,” said an official of the recruitment Battalion.
Relatives of the deceased, however, alleged that Sahoo was not given proper first-aid and he was not taken to the hospital in time.