Rising Cases of Sudden Cardiac Deaths Among Youth in Uttar Pradesh Spark Concern

Two children in Aligarh, including a 14-year-old boy and an 8-year-old girl, died of heart attacks this week, raising alarm over increasing incidents of cardiac arrests among young individuals.

A 14-year-old boy, Mohit Chaudhary, collapsed and died of a heart attack while practicing for a school sports competition in Aligarh's Sirauli village on Friday.
An 8-year-old girl, Diksha, died of a heart attack on Saturday while playing at her home in Lodhinagar; her family described her as a healthy child and declined a postmortem.
These incidents are part of a troubling trend in Aligarh, where at least three other people, including a 9-year-old and a young doctor, have died of cardiac arrests in the past month.
Mohit Chaudhary's death comes just months after his father's passing in a road accident, compounding the family's tragedy.
Experts emphasize the need for increased awareness of heart attack symptoms and risk factors, including lifestyle and hereditary factors, even among younger populations.