Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Army Aspirant Dies After Collapsing During Recruitment Run
Ginni Seshagiri Rao was a 19-year-old who wanted to join the Army.
He was taking part in an Agniveer recruitment test in Visakhapatnam.
During a 1.6-kilometre run, he complained of chest pain and congestion.
He then collapsed and lost consciousness.
People took him to King George Hospital.
He died there later that afternoon.
Police said they do not yet know the exact cause of his death.
A post-mortem examination is expected to provide more information.
Nineteen-year-old Ginni Seshagiri Rao collapsed during a 1.6-kilometre Agniveer recruitment run in Visakhapatnam.
He complained of chest pain and congestion shortly after starting the run early Tuesday.
Rao was taken to King George Hospital, where he died that afternoon.
Police said the exact cause of death would be established after a post-mortem examination.
The recruitment rally ran from September 3 to September 20, with 10,355 candidates participating in physical tests.
- Who
- Ginni Seshagiri Rao, a 19-year-old Agniveer recruitment aspirant from Pedanchala village in Srikakulam district.
- What
- He collapsed during a 1.6-kilometre recruitment run and later died in hospital.
- When
- Early Tuesday; he died on Tuesday afternoon.
- Where
- During the recruitment rally in Visakhapatnam; he died at King George Hospital.
- Why
- The exact cause of death was not confirmed; police said it would be determined after a post-mortem examination.
- Deceased
- Ginni Seshagiri Rao, aged 19
- Recruitment test
- Agniveer selections physical test
- Running distance
- 1.6 kilometres
- Symptoms reported
- Chest pain and congestion
- Hospital
- King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam
- Rally dates
- September 3 to September 20
- Participants
- 10,355 candidates who had cleared the written examination