Tension gripped the SOG camp at Chandaka on the city outskirts after a Special Operation Group (SOG) jawan died while running as part of his training on Monday.
As the news broke out, the other jawans of the camp staged a demonstration in front of the camp alleging that the victim was forced to undergo training even after he had complained of illness.
The deceased was identified as laxminarayan Pradhan.
Pradhan fell unconscious while running during the training session in the morning. He was rushed to the Capital Hospital here but declared brought dead by doctors.
Following the mishap, other jawans staged protest in front of the camp and blocked road alleging that Pradhan was directed to undergo training even after he complained of suffering from fever. They further alleged that there was delay in providing primary treatment to the jawan for which he died.
The jawans demanded a probe into the incident and action against the camp authorities who asked Pradhan to participate in training despite his sickness.
Intelligence Director Sunil Roy and IG, Operations Soumendra Priyadarshi held discussions with the agitating jawans, following which the jawans called off the strike.
“Neither the victim not others informed the authorities about his health condition before running. Compensation will be provided to the family of the deceased jawan as per Government norms. Though it appears to be a case of cardiac arrest, the actual reason behind the death can be ascertained after postmortem,” said Priyadarshi.