Young Footballer from Sikkim Reeya Lepcha passes away
| Jan 9, 2021, 12:05 IST
GANGTOK:
15-year-old footballer Reeya Lepcha, who represented Sikkim in the national level football tournament, passed away on Saturday.
Lepcha was diagnosed with a brain tumour and the first surgery was conducted on October 28, 2020.
Lepcha hails from Sangkhu Radukhandu GPU, Maneybong-Dentam constituency in West Sikkim.
In November 2020, the Football Players' Association of Sikkim (FPAS) started a donation campaign to raise money for Lepcha's treatment. They managed to raise Rs 4 lakh.
(Edited by Laxmi Chyrmang)
