Retired Soldier Falls Dead While Dancing With Tricolour In One Hand, Audience Mistakes It As His Performance

A 73-year-old retired soldier suffered a cardiac arrest while dancing at a yoga camp in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore and died on the spot on Friday, an organiser of the programme said. 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.

A video of the incident that occurred in the Phooti Khoti area of the city surfaced on social media.

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 added.

Chhabra was administered CPR and rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was declared dead after ECG and other tests, Jain further noted.

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.

(With PTI inputs)

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