Hyderabad Student drops dead in 12th board examination hall

Hyderabad: A nineteen-year-old student dropped dead while he was appearing his 12^th board exams at the Sri Chaitanya College examination centre in Secunderabad on Saturday.

The student has been identified as M Gopi Raju. He was a student of YMCA New Government College in Telangana and a resident of Ameerpet. According to the Police report, he complained of uneasiness and chest pain before even he could start answering the questions. Raju was immediately rushed to nearby hospital where the doctors pronounced him ‘brought dead’.

While the reason for his untimely death is not known yet, the doctors suspect a massive cardiac arrest. His body has been sent for autopsy and a Police complaint has been filed.

Lakhs of students appear for their 10^th and 12^th board exams every year. Cardiologists believe that the stress on these young minds is enormous. Peer pressure and parental pressure are an added burden. Inactive lifestyles and stress have led to an alarming increase in the number of heart attacks occurring to young people in late teens and early twenties.

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