A pall of gloom descended on the Kamagarh area after a Class-X student of the Kamagarh High School under Aska block died after falling sick during the morning drill on Saturday.
As per reports, Sagar Nahak (14), son of Prakash Nahak, fell unconscious during the drill at around 6.30 am. He was initially rushed to the Balisira Health Centre and later shifted to the Aska Community Health Centre (CHC). However, he breathed his last on his way to the CHC.
The doctors declared him dead on arrival, the reports said. Police have started investigation into the incident registering a case.
Sources said the victim participated in the drill class which is conducted every Saturday for students. After a few minutes, Sagar went into an unconscious state and fell on the ground.