(MENAFN- Live Mint) Pune Garba King Ashok Mali died due to a heart attack while playing Garba during the Navratri festival event in Chakan last night, news agency PTI reported on Tuesday.
A heartbreaking video capturing the moment has gone viral on social media.
Mali, a famous Garba trainer, collapsed after a heart attack while performing at a Garba event during the Navratri festival in Chakan, leaving his fans mourning.
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In the viral video, Mali can be seen performing garba alongside his son on a popular Hindi song, and suddenly, he collapsed due to a severe heart attack. He was quickly rushed to a nearby hospital but was declared dead upon arrival.
According to Free Press Journal Garba King Mali was a native of Hol village in Shindkheda taluka of Dhule district. He had been working as a garba trainer for the past 4 to 5 years and was widely respected for his skills.
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Sudden cardiac arrest cases have become a leading cause of mortality in India, claiming thousands of lives each year. Earlier on October 6, a 56-year-old man died after he suffered a heart attack on stage while performing the role of Lord Rama at a Ramlila in Shahdara of national capital Delhi.
According to Delhi police, the deceased, identified as Sushil Kaushik, was a property dealer.
Sunil was performing Sita's 'swayamvar' scene which required him to break the bow, however, while singing a song, he felt a sudden chest pain and went backstage, where he collapsed, Rahul Kaushik, a family member said.
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On september 29, a 40-year-old employee at HCL Technologies passed away due to sudden cardiac arrest in the washroom of the company's office in Maharashtra's Nagpur. Nagpur Police said the deceased-identified as Nitin Edwin Michael, a senior analyst at HCL Technologies- was found unresponsive around 7 PM after entering the washroom in the Mihan area of the office. Police said initial autopsy results suggested that the cause of death was cardiac arrest.
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