A 22-year-old soldier died in hospital after being found unconscious at a Kuantan camp, with police classifying the case as sudden death.
KUANTAN: A soldier attending a specialist armour course has died after being found unconscious at his camp.
Trooper K. Indiran, 22, was discovered at the 10th Mile Camp on February 18 and rushed to Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital (HTAA) for treatment.
Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said the soldier passed away yesterday evening.
“The post-mortem has been completed and no physical injuries were found. The case has been classified as sudden death (SDR),” he said today.
Indiran’s family members are at the hospital to arrange for his remains to be taken to Penang for burial.
His stepfather, L. Mathivanan, 35, said the family last spoke to Indiran a day before he was found unconscious.
“We had a video call and he appeared healthy and cheerful. He was even planning a family gathering next month,” he said at the hospital.
Mathivanan described Indiran as a responsible son who helped care for his younger siblings.
Indiran was the son of the late Major C. Kayamboo, a Royal Malaysian Air Force pilot who died in a 2016 aircraft crash.
He was among 1,144 recruits who completed the Malaysian Army Young Soldier Training Series 200/2024 at the Basic Army Training Centre in Port Dickson last September.
His death follows earlier social media allegations suggesting a connection to bullying, which police have not confirmed.
