Bathinda youth dies during training at IMA, 6 others collapse

Chandigarh : A gentleman cadet undergoing pre-commission training at the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun, reportedly died during physical activity on Friday. He has been identified as Deepak Sharma, a native of Bathinda. He was 22. According to sources, the cadet was among six others who collapsed during what the army maintains to be routine physical training. They were undertaking a 10-km run. They were rushed to hospital, where Deepak could not be revived. The status of others could not be ascertained, though an officer claimed that they were not in the local military hospital on Saturday morning.An officer did not discount the possibility of the cadets bring on punishment detail and bring pushed extra hard. The army has ordered a court of inquiry to ascertain facts of the case and fix responsibility. The cadets had complained of breathlessness during the 10-km race. They were taken to Lehman hospital.