BENGALURU: A 19-year-old youth, identified as Nishant from Holenarasipura in Hassan district, tragically passed away due to a heart attack in JP Nagar, Bengaluru, on Wednesday.

Nishant, the son of Chennakeshava and Jyothi, had arrived in the city just 15 days ago to pursue industrial training after completing his diploma. He was found unresponsive in his room and was declared dead due to a severe cardiac arrest.

His body was shifted to St John’s Hospital for post-mortem procedures and was later transported to his hometown in Hassan for the final rites.

Alarmingly, this marks the fourth heart attack-related fatality involving young individuals from Hassan in the past two months. Previous victims include a young man and a young woman from Holenarasipura, another youth from Arkalagud taluk, and a young woman from Hassan taluk.

The recurring nature of these cases has raised serious concerns in the community, prompting calls for awareness and preventive cardiac health check-ups, especially among the younger population.