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Actor playing Kumbhakarna in Ramlila complains of chest pain, dies
The man complained of chest pain while he was playing the role of Kumbhakarna.
New Delhi: A 60-year-old man died after he complained of chest pain while playing the role of Kumbhakarna, brother of demon king Ravana, during a Ramlila programme in south Delhi’s Chirag Delhi area, police said on Saturday.
The incident took place around 11 pm on Friday.
Vikram Taneja, a resident of Paschim Vihar, was playing the role of Kumbhakarna in the Savitri Nagar Ramlila in Malviya Nagar when he complained of chest pain. He was rushed to Aakash Hospital, from where he was referred to PSRI Hospital. He died during treatment on Saturday, a police official said.
Taneja is suspected to have died of a heart attack. The official said statements of his family members have been recorded and no foul play is suspected.
