A post mortem is to be conducted to determine the cause of Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) officer, Mohamed Sultan’s death.

Lance Corporal Mohamed Sultan, 22, native to Himandhoo island in Alif Alif atoll, collapsed while training in neighboring India, on Saturday afternoon.

He was undertaking the 145th Officer Cadet Training Course at the National Defense Academy in Pune, India

It has been reported that the officer collapsed throughout an endurance run at Camp Greenhorn on Saturday afternoon. It was too late when he was rushed to the hospital at around 1:58pm and was declared dead by then.

Efforts to transfer his body to Maldives, is currently underway.

Sultan, who joined MNDF on 8 April 2015, served at the Integrated Headquarters (J-01) prior to being promoted to the rank of Lance Corporal while in training. The training programme he joined began on 1 March 2021 and wwas scheduled to conclude on 15 March 2024.

Pune’s National Defense Academy released a statement following the incident, stating that despite best efforts, Sultan could not be revived. It further notes that the Maldivian Embassy had been informed and a report of the incident is currently ongoing with the relevant authorities.

Further, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone 3) for Pune City police, Pornima Gaikwad stated that they have registered an incident report under the Code of Criminal Procedure and a probe has since been launched into the circumstances leading to the death of the 22-year-old.