Freak court incidents kill 2 hoopsters

In separate back-to-back shocking incidents, two minor basketball players died while practicing in the courts after the basketball poles reportedly collapsed and fell on them in Rohtak and Bahadurgarh town of Jhajjar district.

- Rajesh Moudgil

Both incidents took place at sports facilities run under the state government. The deceased have been identified as Aman, 15, of Bahadurgarh and Hardik, 16, of Lakhan Majra in Rohtak district; both the players were class X students. The first incident was reported from Bahadurgarh on Sunday when Aman had gone to a local stadium for practice when the basketball pole s