A 19-year-old student, who was a fitness enthusiast, died of suspected cardiac arrest when he was attending a lecture at a coaching centre in Indore on Wednesday.
CCTV footage has emerged of Raj Lodhi suddenly slumping over on his desk. He was taken to hospital where he was declared dead on arrival.
Raj was a native of Satna who had moved 650km to Indore to prepare for competitive exams, said Bhanwarkuan police station in charge Rajkumar Yadav.
Teachers at the coaching institute said Raj complained of sudden pain and uneasiness at 12:49pm.
"He folded his hands and was listening to the lecture when he suddenly fell face first on the desk. At first, I thought he was feeling sleepy, but I saw his facial expressions changing, as if he were in pain. I tried to rub his back, but I felt his body become stiff and he fell from the bench," said Rahul Yadav, a friend sitting next to him.
Teachers alerted the coaching management, and Raj was taken to hospital within 5-7 minutes, but he was declared dead by the doctors. His family members arrived in Indore at night. Raj's body was handed over to them after autopsy on Thursday. He was cremated in his hometown.
Dr Bharat Vajpayee, who conducted the preliminary autopsy, said, "It is suspected he died of a cardiac arrest, but the exact cause will be clear after the examination is over."
Raj was on a 'protein diet' and used to hit the gym at 5am every day, his elder brother Akshay said, adding that he was lately battling hairfall and had taken some pills for it. Their father, Madhav Lodhi, works with the PHE department.
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