Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India


Around 4pm yesterday, An untrained man conducting a disaster drill at a Tamil Nadu college pushed Logeswari, 19-year-old student from a second floor ledge, causing her death. In a video taken moments before her death, the student can be seen screaming in terror as she looked down before being pushed. Logeswari, the second year student is seen hitting her head on the ledge of the floor below and then hitting the ground.


The bizarre disaster preparedness drill took place on Thursday at the Kalai Magal Arts and Science College in Coimbatore, where Logeswari was studying for a business degree.

Officials of the National Disaster Management Authority or NDMA told NDTV that the so-called instructor, "Arumugam", is not on its team and was not trained to carry out drills with people.

She was immediately taken to a private hospital nearby, which reportedly refused to treat her and referred her to a government hospital, where she died.