27 November,2025 08:55 AM IST | Chandigarh | Agencies
Sixteen-year-old Hardik Rathi. Pic/X@Mukundshahi73
A teen national-level player died in a freak accident on a basketball court in Haryana's Rohtak, after the iron pole of the basketball hoop fell on him, police said on Wednesday. Hardik Rathi, 16, died after the iron pole of a basketball hoop fell on his chest during practice.
The incident on Tuesday was captured on CCTV camera. The footage showed Hardik, who earlier took part in the national sub-junior basketball championship, reaching for the hoop, but as soon as he attempts to hang from it, the pole collapses and crushes him under it.
Other players sitting on the court side in the sports complex at Lakhan Majra village rushed Hardik to a hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries, local SHO Samarjeet Singh said. Holding the sports department and the government responsible for his brother's death, Khadak Singh said Hardik never missed any competition, be it U-14 or U-17, as it was his dream to lead the Indian basketball team one day.
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