Overview
- The second-year student was struck Saturday during sports-day practice at the Goralchaud/Goral Chaur ground in Champawat when he stepped into the javelin zone to fetch a football.
- Police said another student’s throw pierced his neck, and doctors at the district hospital declared him dead soon after arrival.
- The chief medical officer said the spear entered between the neck and shoulder, causing heavy bleeding and loss of oxygen, with the exact cause to be confirmed by a post-mortem.
- District officials sealed the ground and postponed the college sports event as an inquiry examines whether safety rules and supervision were followed.
- On Sunday, the superintendent of police said the site was inspected and forensic evidence collected, and the student’s last rites were held after his father arrived.