12-year-old dies while trying Bhagat Singh's execution for school play

Chitradurga: A school boy in Karnataka had a tragic end while rehearsing a school event at home, police said.

The 12-year old Sanjay Gowda was enacting the execution of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh when he died accidently on Saturday night, according to the police.

The boy, a seventh standard student of SLV School, was assigned to play the lead role of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.

While rehearsing for the play at home when elder members were not present, the boy accidentally died, police said.

PTI with edits