<p>A gold-medallist female power-lifter in the Junior National Games died when a 270-kg rod fell on her neck during practice in Rajasthan's Bikaner district, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/maharashtra-two-cops-held-by-acb-for-accepting-rs-50-000-bribe-to-release-gravel-trucks-in-palghar-23486021" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>police</strong></a> said on Wednesday.</p>
<p>Female powerlifter Yashtika Acharya (17) died while practising in the gym. The neck of the gold medallist player broke when a 270-kg rod fell on her on Tuesday, Naya Shahar SHO Vikram Tiwari said.</p>
<p>He said immediately after the accident, she was taken to the hospital where doctors declared her dead.</p>
<p>Tiwari said the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/accident-articles" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>accident</strong></a> happened when the trainer was making Yashtika lift weights in the gym. The trainer also suffered minor injuries in the mishap.</p>
<p>The SHO said the family has not registered any case in this regard. After the post-mortem, the body was handed over to the family on Wednesday.</p>
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A gold-medallist female power-lifter in the Junior National Games died when a 270-kg rod fell on her neck during practice in Rajasthan`s Bikaner district

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