ITANAGAR, Oct 1: Karate instructor Tadar Eba passed away in Shillong (Meghalaya) on 30 September.
He was suffering from jaundice and had been taken to the NEIGRIHMS, Shillong, for further treatment.
Eba was serving in the sports directorate as karate instructor since 2014.
Officers, faculty members, coaches and staffs of the sports & youth affairs departments and the students of the Sangay Lhaden Sports Academy (SLSA) gathered in the premises of the directorate’s office in Chimpu on Monday and condoled Eba’s premature death.
“He was a young, energetic and dedicated karate instructor. In a very short span of time, he could produce many a talented karateka in the SLSA in particular and the state as a whole,” said Sports Director Tadar Appa.
“Eba’s premature death has saddened the department and the sports fraternity across the state,” Appa said, and conveyed condolences to the bereaved family.