Archive · 30 May 2025
Two Home Guard Aspirants Die During Odisha Running Test
During a test to become a home guard in Odisha, two people sadly died.
One person died after running, the other became unconscious during the test.
Several others also got sick and had to go to the hospital.
The government is now looking into what happened.
This is not the first time something like this has happened during these kinds of tests.
Two home guard aspirants died during a physical fitness test in Gajapati district, Odisha.
Sulant Mishal died after completing the 2-km run; Deepak Padalu died after becoming unconscious.
Six other candidates were hospitalized due to the physical fitness test.
The deaths raise the toll to five in recent months during government job physical tests.
Postmortem reports will determine the exact causes of death.
- Who
- Sulant Mishal and Deepak Padalu, home guard aspirants, died, and six others were hospitalized.
- What
- Two home guard aspirants died during a physical fitness test in Gajapati district, Odisha.
- When
- Thursday
- Where
- Gajapati district, Odisha
- Why
- Sulant Mishal collapsed after completing a 2-km run and Deepak Padalu became unconscious during the test.
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- Deceased
- Sulant Mishal and Deepak Padalu
- Location
- Gajapati district, Odisha
- Event
- Home guard recruitment physical fitness test
- Test component
- 2-km run
- Hospitalized
- Six
- Compensation
- Rs 4 lakh
