Indian expat in Dubai, 52, dies of cardiac arrest after badminton game with colleagues

Dubai: An Indian expat collapsed and died after a weekend badminton game with his colleagues in Dubai, despite being given CPR within moments by trained co-workers and security staff on Saturday. It is the third similar sport-related death reported among Indian expats in the UAE this year.Ranjith Vijayan, 52, from Kerala, was general manager for logistics and supply chain at a Dubai-based engineering and industrial solutions company, where he had worked for 26 years.AdChoicesADVERTISINGConfirming the details, a company spokesperson told Gulf News that the preliminary death notification has cited cardiac arrest as the cause of death and the company is supporting his family to repatriate his mortal remains.