22-year-old IIT-Dharwad student dies of heart attackAccording to IIT sources, Asthitva suddenly collapsed while participating in NCC selection trials. 
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Dharwad: A 22-year-old MTech student of the Mechanical Engineering Department at IIT-Dharwad died of a heart attack.
The deceased has been identified as Asthitva Gupta, a native of Bihar.
According to IIT sources, Asthitva suddenly collapsed while participating in NCC selection trials.
He was immediately rushed to the campus clinic, where staff managed to stabilise him. He was then shifted to a private hospital for further treatment.
However, while undergoing treatment in the ICU, he suffered a second cardiac arrest and could not be revived.