Raipur’s youth, selected for Garud Commando, dies during training
| Date :04-Sep-2019 |
Staff Reporter :
A 22-year-old Ravi Kumar Bhakta from State capital, whose passion was to serve Indian Air Force (IAF), on Tuesday died after falling sick during training of Garud Commando Force, a special unit IAF. “While performing training tasks recently, Ravi fell unconscious and was rushed to IAF’s hospital in Delhi for treatment. The unconscious condition led to coma stage and team of doctors termed Ravi’s condition critical.
The youth, who was very passionate to serve the nation by joining IAF, breathed last this morning. Ravi was so passionate to join the country’s force that he overlooked parents’ request not to join the force,” a family insider told ‘The Hitavada’. Notably, Ravi had brought recognition to Chhattisgarh by getting selected in IAF’s Garud Commando Force and for this, the then Chhattisgarh’s Chief Minister Raman Singh felicitated the youths. Initial information received from IAF personnel, while completing running related task, Ravi fell unconscious due to dehydration leading to coma stage and eventually his death, said the insider, adding that as of now, exact cause is yet to be clear.
According to the family insider, the body of Ravi will be brought here to Raipur early on September 4 morning through a regular flight of Indian Airlines. Hailing from the city’s Hirapur locality, Ravi was the only son among three children to his parents.