Bengaluru: 10-year-old Girl Dies of Heart Attack while Playing on School-ground

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Bengaluru: Harshita (10), a standard IV student of a private school in Dasarahalli of Peenya, died of a heart attack while playing on the school’s ground on Tuesday.

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Around 11-30 am, students had been allowed to play for physical exercise. While at play, Harshita is said to have suddenly complained of severe chest pain and collapsed.

She was rushed to a nearby hospital, but she died on the way.

Daughter of Manjunath and Manjula of Kalahastinagar, Harshita had a congenital problem of a hole in the heart. Family sources said that she had undergone a surgery to rectify it.

The police said that the strain while playing may have affected the heart. A case of unnatural death has been registered at the Peenya police station.


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