Retired Soldier Falls Dead While Dancing With Tricolour In One Hand, Audience Mistakes It As His Performance
Indore, May 31 (PTI) – A 73-year-old man succumbed to a cardiac arrest while dancing at a yoga camp in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, on Friday, according to an event organizer. A video of the incident, which took place in the Phooti Khoti area of the city, has circulated on social media.
Balveer Singh Chhabra collapsed on stage while delivering an enthusiastic performance of a patriotic song. Unbeknownst to his pain, the audience continued clapping assuming the fall was a part of the act until the organisers realised something was wrong.
Balveer Singh Chhabra had come to the camp for a performance with a group of people, was dressed in a costume and was dancing to a patriotic song with the national flag in his hand, said Rajkumar Jain, who is associated with the yoga camp.
“Chhabra suddenly fell unconscious and collapsed. Initially, we thought it was part of his performance, but when he did not get up for a minute, we got suspicious,” he said
Chhabra was administered CPR and rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was declared dead after ECG and other tests, Jain said.
Chhabra’s son Jagjit Singh said his father had been giving dance performances on patriotic songs for several years and was involved in social activities. The family has donated the deceased man’s eyes and skin, he added.
The family has donated the deceased man’s eyes and skin, he said. PTI HWP MAS ARU
