A 45-year-old man died after he suffered a heart attack on stage while performing the role of Lord Rama at a Ramleela in Vishwakarma Nagar of Delhi's Shahdara, police on Sunday said.

He was taken to a hospital where the doctors declared him dead, they said.

The deceased Sushil Kaushik was a property dealer by profession, said a senior police officer.

A video also went viral on social media platforms, showing that Kaushik went back stage after he was not feeling well.

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