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18-year-old sprinter allegedly commits suicide at JLN Stadium, family clueless
The 18-year-old was found hanging from a ceiling fan inside his hostel room in the athletics academy.
Sprinter Palender Chaudhary on Tuesday passed away after he allegedly committed suicide at the Sports Authority of India (SAI)-run athletics academy here at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
The 18-year-old was found hanging from a ceiling fan inside his hostel room in the athletics academy.
Speaking to ANI, the sprinter’s father, Mahesh Pal, said, “He (Palinder) told me he needed money. I assured him that I will give him the money. Don’t know what happened later. I’ve no complaints against the people at the stadium.”
Meanwhile, Palinder’s cousin, while clarifying that she didn’t meet him on Tuesday, revealed that everything was normal when he spoke to his parents. All of a sudden, they got a call that he allegedly committed suicide and was rushed to a hospital by his coach, she added.
“There was no problem. He was focussed on his game and career. I am the only sister in Delhi and I haven’t met him. The news that I met him is fake,” the cousin sister said.
However, an SAI official said: “I was told he had an argument on phone with his father yesterday morning. Later, his sister came to talk to him too. Unfortunately, we could not save him despite our best efforts.”
The reason behind the suicide is not yet known.
