India, July 28 -- A 26-year-old man collapsed while playing badminton in Telangana's Hyderabad and died due to a suspected case of heart attack, police said on Monday.

The deceased, identified as Gundla Rakesh, was playing badminton with his friends at a private sports academy in the Uppal area on Sunday at 8 pm when he suddenly dropped to the floor.

A private company's employee, Rakesh, was rushed to a hospital by his friends, where doctors declared him dead on arrival, news agency PTI reported.

A video of the tragedy on the badminton court went viral on social media. His friends were also seen trying chest compression on him to revive Rakesh. The Khammam district native was playing a doubles' badminton match when the incident occurre...