CHENNAI: A college student died of cardiac arrest after a ball slammed into his chest during a game of cricket with friends inside Aadhanur lake near Guduvancherry on Sunday.Witnesses at the spot told police that M Ramachandran alias Srinivasan, 21, a third year student at an arts and science college in Meenambakkam , was trying to fend off a bouncer, but the ball thudded into his chest.Ramachandran was rushed to a nearby hospital in Potheri, where doctors declared him dead on arrival. Police sentthe body to the government hospital in Chengalpet for autopsy.Quoting doctors, an investigating officer said, “On the impact of being hit by the ball, Ramachandran suffered contusion inside his body. Even as fellow players tried to attend him, he collapsed on the ground and died due to cardiac arrest.”Ramachandran’s younger brother, a school student, was also part of the cricket team and witnessed the tragic accident, police said. Ramachandran was batting without pads or gloves.Police questioned all the youngsters who played with Ramachandran to confirm it was an accident. “ Ramachandran was a good batsman, however as the ball was short-pitched, it unexpectedly hit his body,” an investigating officer said quoting witnesses.Ramachandran’s father, Mohan, is a coolie while his mother is a home maker. The Guduvancherry police have registered a case under the CrPC Section 174 (unnatural death).

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