INDORE: An 11-year-old girl died of cardiac arrest while playing at her school in Betma, Indore district, on Wednesday. The Class VI student had been playing with friends during the sports class when she died. Witnesses said she began to feel fatigued, sat down on the ground, and collapsed moments later.Teachers were immediately informed, and the school’s sports instructor rushed her to Betma hospital. From there, she was referred to Choithram Hospital in Indore, where doctors confirmed she suffered a cardiac arrest. The doctors tried to revive her, but she was declared dead at around 5 pm.Anil Kumar Lakhwani, deputy director, health services at Choithram Hospital, said, “When she was brought to the hospital, she had already died. Doctors tried to revive the girl, but she could not be saved. Attendants and family said that she collapsed while at school and was brought to the hospital. We informed the police about the incident.”Following her death, the family took her body to the district hospital, where a postmortem was conducted before handing it over to the relatives. Neighbour Subhash Choudhary said Lakshita’s father, Dilip Patel, works with a private company, and her mother is a homemaker. Her elder brother lives with relatives in Bijalpur. The sudden death of the young student has left her schoolmates and teachers in shock, while her family and friends are struggling to come to terms with the tragedy.“There was no family history of heart-related issues, but Lakshita’s weight was unusually high compared to her age. She weighed 74 kg. It could have been a contributing factor to the heart-related issue,” said Choudhary
