Wrestlers
Geeta
and
Babita
Phogat’s
cousin
Ritika
Phogat
allegedly
died
by
suicide
on
March
18.
The
17-year-old
was
reportedly
distressed
after
losing
the
final
of
a
state-level
wrestling
tournament
in
Bharatpur,
Rajasthan.
According
to
news
reports,
she
was
found
dead
at
her
uncle
and
legendary
wrestler,
Mahavir
Singh
Phogat's
home.
It
must
be
noted
that
the
Aamir
Khan
starrer
film
Dangal
was
inspired
by
Mahavir
Phogat's
life
and
how
he
trained
his
daughters
Geeta
and
Babita.
The
Phogat
sisters
took
to
Twitter
to
mourn
the
loss
of
their
maternal
cousin.
Babita
Phogat
tweeted
in
Hindi,
"May
God
give
peace
to
the
soul
of
the
departed.
This
is
a
time
of
grief
for
the
family.
Suicide
is
not
a
solution.
Victory
and
defeat
are
part
of
life.
People
should
not
be
depressed
by
fear
of
failure
and
take
drastic
steps."
भगवान
रितिका
की
आत्मा
को
शांति
दे।
यह
समय
पूरे
परिवार
के
लिए
बहुत
ही
दुख
की
घड़ी
है।
आत्महत्या
कोई
समाधान
नहीं
है।
हार
और
जीत
दोनों
जीवन
के
महत्वपूर्ण
पहलू
हैं।
हारने
वाला
एक
दिन
जीतता
भी
जरूर
है।
संघर्ष
ही
सफलता
की
कुंजी
है
संघर्षों
से
घबराकर
ऐसा
कोई
कदम
नहीं
उठाना
चाहिए।
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Geeta
Phogat
also
posted
a
message
highlighting
the
grief
of
the
family
on
social
media.
She
wrote,
“It
is
a
very
sad
time
for
my
family.
Ritika
was
a
very
promising
wrestler,
I
do
not
know
why
she
took
such
a
step.
Winning
and
losing
is
a
part
of
a
player's
life.
We
should
not
take
any
such
step.”
भगवान
मेरी
छोटी
बहन
मेरे
मामा
की
लड़की
रितिका
की
आत्मा
को
शांति
दे।
मेरे
परिवार
के
लिए
बहुत
ही
दुख
की
घड़ी
है।
रितिका
बहुत
ही
होनहार
पहलवान
थी
पता
नहीं
क्यों
उसने
ऐसा
कदम
उठाया।
हार-जीत
खिलाड़ी
के
जीवन
का
हिस्सा
होता
है
हमें
ऐसा
कोई
क़दम
नहीं
उठाना
चाहिये
🙏😢
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