National wrestler Vishal Kumar dies after being electrocuted at waterlogged stadium

Vishal Kumar Verma, a national-level wrestler, died on Tuesday after he was electrocuted at a water-logged stadium in Ranchi.

Vishal was electrocuted when he was pumping out water that had collected near the state wrestling body office.

The 25-year-old was rushed to a nearby hospital from the Jaipal Singh Stadium where he was declared dead, ANI reports.

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Media reports said the stadium had been waterlogged since the beginning of monsoon. The stadium was built in 1978.

The wrestling association in Jharkhand has announced a compensation of Rs 1 lakh for Vishal's family. The association will also give Rs 10,000 every month to them as he was the sole breadwinner in his family of six.