10 minutes of chaos: 65-year-old umpire dies in bee attack during cricket match in Uttar Pradesh
TNN / Feb 19, 2026, 00:59 (IST)
A senior umpire, Manik Gupta, has died after a bee swarm attacked a cricket match in Shuklaganj Unnao. Gupta, 65, was stung multiple times during a KDMA league game. He was taken to several hospitals before being declared dead. Gupta had served on the KCA umpiring panel for 30 years.