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Indian wrestlers Geeta and Babita Phogat’s cousin Ritika Phogat allegedly committed suicide on Thursday (March 15). Ritik, who is the maternal cousin of the Phogat sisters, allegedly took the drastic step immediately after losing a wrestling tournament final on March 14. She was just 17. The Phogat loved ones is devastated by the tragic demise of Ritika. Both Geeta and Babita Phogat took to their social media handles to give condolences and Mourn the demise of their cousin.
Sharing a image of her cousin, Geeta took to her Instagram deal with and wrote, “May my younger sister rest my soul’s daughter Ritika’s soul.” It is a really sad time for my loved ones. Ritika was a really promising wrestler, I do not know why she took such a step. Winning and losing is a portion of a player’s life, we really should not take any such step. (May the soul of my uncle’s daughter Ritika rest in peace. This is a really difficult time for my loved ones. Ritika was a promising wrestler. I do not know why she took such a step. Winning and losing are portion of each wrestlers life. No one really should take such measures). “
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Geeta’s younger sister Babita also shared the identical post on her Twitter deal with.
May the soul of Lord Ritika rest in peace. This time is a time of great sorrow for the whole family. Suicide is not a solution. Both defeat and victory are important aspects of life. The loser also wins one day. Conflict is the key to success, no such step should be taken by being afraid of conflicts. pic.twitter.com/ecb4DztyC4
– Babita Phogat (@BabitaPhogat) March 18, 2021
Ritika was competing at level sub-junior, junior women, and men wrestling tournament. Reportedly she lost the final match by just one point and unable to bear the loss she died by suicide. She was a student of the Mahabir Phogat Sports Academy and had trained under Dronacharya Awardee Mahabir Singh Phogat.
The news of Ritika’s death was shared by General Vijay Kumar Singh, Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways. “Terrible news that we lost #RitikaPhogat who had a brilliant profession ahead. The globe has changed from exactly where it was some decades ago. Athletes are facing pressures that had been not there earlier. An necessary portion of their instruction really should be to deal with these pressures. (sic) ” he had tweeted.
Terrible news that we lost #RitikaPhogat who had a brilliant profession ahead. The globe has changed from exactly where it was some decades ago. Athletes are facing pressures which had been not there earlier. An necessary portion of their instruction really should be to deal with these pressures.
– Vijay Kumar Singh (@Gen_VKSingh) March 18, 2021
For the unversed, Aamir Khan’s blockbuster film Dangal was based on the life of globe-class female wrestlers Geeta and Babita. Fatima Sana Shaikh and Sanya Malhotra had played Geeta and Babita in the film.
: Geeta and Babita Phogat’s cousin sister Ritika Phogat involved dies by suicide immediately after losing a wrestling match