A retired army soldier collapsed and died during a flag hoisting ceremony marking Independence Day at a village in Karnataka's Dakshina Kannada district on Monday, police said.
The deceased has been identified as Gangadhara Gowda.
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As people across the country celebrated the 76th <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/independence-day-pm-modi-dons-tricolour-themed-pagadi-in-tune-with-har-ghar-tiranga-23241052" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Independence Day</a>, the Kutrupady gram panchayat in Kadaba taluk too organised a flag hoisting ceremony. Gowda, who took part in the ceremony, collapsed soon after giving a call for saluting the national flag, police said.
Though he was rushed to hospital, Gowda died on the way, they said.
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The deceased has been identified as Gangadhara Gowda

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