Forced to jump off second floor, girl dies during mock drill
COIMBATORE: Forced To Jump Off Second Floor, Girl Dies During Mock Drill A man during a disaster management drill forced a 19-year-old student to jump from the second floor of her college building. The bizarre disaster preparedness drill took place on Thursday at the Kalai Magal Arts and Science College in Coimbatore, where Lokeswari, the victim was studying for a business degree. Officials of the National Disaster Management Authority or NDMA said that the man identified as Arumugam is not an instructor and neither is he trained to carry out drills with people. A video of the training session has caught the moments before Lokeswari died. Watch video- Witnesses said Lokeswari did not want to jump even though a small group of people below promised to catch her. She crashed to the ground after hitting the ledge. She was immediately taken to a private hospital nearby, which reportedly refused to treat her and referred her to a government hospital, where she died. -PTC News
