India, Nov. 26 -- A 16-year-old national-level basketball player died at Lakhan Majra village in Haryana's Rohtak district on Tuesday after a rusted iron pole of a basketball hoop fell on him during practice.

Hardik Rathi, a national level player, was rushed to a nearby hospital by his friends in critical condition but he died during treatment, Lakhan Majra police station House officer Samarjeet Singh said.

Following the incident, the locals said that the maintenance of the sports facility was long due, even though funds were already released by the local MP.

"The boy's body was handed over to his family after conducting autopsy at Post-graduate institute of medical sciences in Rohtak. A case has been registered under section 194 of th...