Youth dies during Agniveer recruitment drive in Puducherry
A 20-year-old collapses and dies during an Agniveer recruitment endurance test in Puducherry.
Updated - August 08, 2026 05:52 pm IST - PUDUCHERRY
A 20-year-old youth died after he collapsed during an endurance test for Agniveer recruitment held at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex here on Saturday.
The police identified the deceased as Gokul, a resident of Arani in Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu. After he collapsed during the running event held as part of the recruitment drive, authorities immediately rushed him to the Government General Hospital where the doctors could not save him.
Published - August 01, 2026 10:25 pm IST
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