A 16-year-old intermediate student died after collapsing during a Sadar Sammelan festival programme in Mansoorabad, in Hyderabad’s LB Nagar area, on Sunday night, prompting police to register a suspicious-death case and order a post-mortem examination.
According to LB Nagar police, Pochaboina Bhavani Shankar was handling a buffalo and trying to pull it onto the stage during celebrations organised by the All India Yadav Mahasabha when he suddenly collapsed. The incident occurred at around 9.40 pm, the police said.
The teenager’s father, P Laxman Yadav, and other family members immediately took him to a private hospital in LB Nagar. Doctors at the hospital declared him dead and attributed the death to a heart stroke, according to the report. The exact medical cause of death, however, is yet to be established through the post-mortem examination.
Bhavani Shankar was an intermediate second-year student. The incident occurred during a public festival programme involving a buffalo being brought onto a stage, placing the teenager’s collapse within an organised event setting attended by participants and spectators.
Based on a complaint filed by Laxman, LB Nagar police registered a case on Monday under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, which concerns inquiries and reports relating to suspicious deaths. The registration of the case allows the circumstances surrounding the death to be examined while investigators await the medical findings.
LB Nagar Inspector B Venkatesham said the teenager collapsed suddenly during the Sadar Sammelan event. Police have sent the body for post-mortem to establish the exact cause of death. The medical examination is expected to determine whether the death was linked to a sudden health episode or another factor associated with the incident, but no final conclusion has been reported so far.
The case highlights the importance of establishing the circumstances of deaths during public gatherings through prompt police inquiry and medical examination. In this instance, the available police account confirms the time, location and immediate sequence of events, while the final cause of death remains subject to the post-mortem report. Further action will depend on the findings submitted to the investigating authorities.
