HYDERABAD: A jockey had a fatal fall during a race at Malakpet Race Course on Sunday afternoon.
Jitendra Singh (24) of
Rajasthan was participating in Osman Sagar Plate (Division II) when the mishap happened.
“About 10 seconds into the race Jitendra fell from the horse,
Gold Label
. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him brought dead on arrival. We suspect that he was trampled by horses and suffered internal injuries,” Chaderghat inspector P Sateesh said.
After the starter’s order, the jockey was caught between the horses as they bunched and he fell right in the middle.
A case under section 174 of CrPC has been registered and the body has been shifted for post-mortem.
There were seven races scheduled for the day and Jitendra was in the fourth race which had 10 horses in the fray.
‘Crackershow’ with BR
Kumar
in the saddle, ‘Misty River’ (Gaurav Singh astride) and ‘Air Salute’ (Santosh Raj atop) bagged the honours in the race.
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