Another IMA cadet dies

Dehradun, August 20

A day after a gentleman cadet from Bhatinda died during training at Indian Military Academy, another Gentleman cadet from Darjeeling passed away due to illness last night.

Gentleman cadet Naveen Chetri (23) belonged to Darjeeling district in West Bengal and was undergoing training at Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He was not keeping well for quite some time and was undergoing treatment at Military Hospital. He was referred to Mahant Indresh Hospital after his condition deteriorated. 

Naveen belonged to Cariappa Battallion of IMA. His demise comes after a gentleman cadet from Bhatinda reportedly died of exhaustion on Friday while undertaking a cross country race. A postmortem examination has been conducted on the deceased. — TNS