Overview
- Sixteen-year-old national-level player Hardik Rathi in Rohtak and 15-year-old Aman in Bahadurgarh died within 48 hours after rusted basketball poles collapsed during practice, with the Rohtak incident captured on CCTV.
- Police registered a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita in the Rohtak case, seized CCTV footage, shut the affected sports nursery and court, and the state suspended district sports officers.
- The sports department directed urgent state-wide safety audits and dismantling of substandard gear, with a high-level review meeting set for November 28 in Panchkula.
- Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini announced a comprehensive review of sports infrastructure across Haryana and approved Rs 5 lakh financial assistance for each bereaved family.
- Local players and politicians cited long-pending maintenance and unutilised MP-LAD funds, while Aman's family alleged treatment lapses at PGIMS Rohtak; administrative and police inquiries remain ongoing.