A woman candidate died while two others fell critically ill during a physical test of a police constable examination at the 5th India Reserve Battalion (IRB) near Murshundi in Boudh district on Tuesday.
The deceased was identified as Prabasi Nayak (22) of Nuagaon village in Nayagarh district.
The two injured, Kuna Nayak (22) of Dhenkanal district and Prabhat Sahu (23) of Karoda village in Boudh district, were undergoing treatment at the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) here till last reports came in.
Sources said the trio complained of illness during a 5-km running event at the battalion ground in morning.
Though all of them were rushed to the Boudh DHH, Prabasi died while undergoing treatment. However, the authorities of the recruitment drive could not be contacted to comment on the incident.
It may be pointed out that earlier on August 9, a youth had died and two others were critically injured during a fitness test for police jobs at the Odisha Swift Action Force (OSAP) Seventh Battalion ground in Cuttack.