Jibin Sunny, 19, second year student of Somaiya College of Nursing collapsed and died while playing a game of tug-of-war with his classmates on sports day on Friday. The security staff rushed Jibin to Rajawadi Hospital where he was declared dead on arrival.

The Tilak Nagar police station has registered an accidental death report in the case while the post marten report is awaited. One of the students who was present at the ground, said, "It was Day 2 of the sports event and a game of tug-of-war was going on. Jibin was standing at the beginning of the line and he had slung the rope around his neck. But, he suddenly collapsed. When he did not respond to his name, he was even given CPR at the spot, to no avail. He was then rushed to the hospital."