BHOPAL: A 27-year-old groom collapsed and died while still sitting on a mare in MP’s Sheopur district on Friday night.
The groom, Pradeep Jat, danced at his baraat and climbed back on his horse but immediately slumped against it. Doctors suspect he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest. Pradeep’s last rites were performed on Saturday.
Just a week ago, a 23-year-old woman died while dancing at her cousin’s sangeet in Vidisha district.
Wedding videos show Pradeep arriving at the bride’s house with his baraat around 11pm. He was warmly welcomed. After the traditional rituals, he struck the door with a ‘toran’ and then began dancing to DJ music. After a while, he got back on the mare but began to lean on it, as if fatigued.
Bride faints on hearing about groom’s death
Initially, guests assumed he was exhausted from dancing, but when they saw he was unconscious, they immediately brought him down and began administering CPR.
He was rushed to a hospital, but doctors declared him dead on arrival. The bride fainted upon hearing the news. Pradeep was a former district president of NSUI.
Key Points
- Pradeep Jat, 27, collapsed and died while sitting on his wedding mare in MP’s Sheopur district on Friday night, suspected to be due to sudden cardiac arrest.
- He was seen dancing at his baraat and later mounted his horse, but soon slumped against it, appearing fatigued before becoming unresponsive.
- Initially believed to be exhausted, guests attempted CPR before rushing him to the hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
- The bride lost consciousness upon learning about his death, and his last rites were conducted the following day.
- Just a week earlier, a 23-year-old woman died while dancing at a sangeet function in Vidisha district.