A 42-year-old businessman died after suffering a seizure at the crowded Gadwal bus station in Telangana on Sunday morning, while CCTV footage reviewed by police showed passengers walking past him without offering immediate assistance.
Sheikh Adam Vali, a native of Talupula village in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district, had arrived at the bus station at around 6 am. According to Gadwal Town inspector T Sreenu, Vali suddenly suffered a seizure and collapsed on the premises.
The bus station was busy at the time, but no one immediately came forward to help him, the report said. CCTV footage showed people moving through the area while Vali remained on the floor in distress. The footage was later widely shared on social media, prompting concern about the response of passengers and bystanders during a medical emergency in a public transport facility.
Vali worked as a businessman selling pickle bottles in different parts of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. After some time, a 108 ambulance team reached the bus station and took him to the local government hospital. Doctors there considered his condition critical and referred him to Mahabubnagar for advanced treatment.
Vali died while he was being shifted to Mahabubnagar, according to the report. Police reviewed the CCTV footage as part of their inquiry and expressed concern that no one had responded while he was visibly struggling. The incident has brought attention to the role of bystanders and the readiness of public places to respond when passengers suffer sudden medical emergencies.
The case also highlights the narrow window available for assistance when a person collapses at a crowded transport hub. In this incident, the first reported intervention came from the 108 ambulance team, rather than from passengers present at the bus station. The account does not establish whether first-aid equipment, trained personnel or a designated emergency-response protocol was available at the premises.
Police said no case was registered because the death was treated as a natural death. The body was later handed over to Vali’s family. No further administrative action or change to emergency procedures at the bus station was reported.
