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Time of India
08-08-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Pushpa 2 stampede: Sritej's condition stabilising, though progress painfully slow, say doctors
Hyderabad: Nine-year-old Sritej, who was injured in the Pushpa 2 stampede on Dec 4 last year, continues to fight for his life. This, even as the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a show-cause notice to the state chief secretary, asking why the commission should not recommend compensation of Rs5 lakh to the family of Revathi, Sritej's mother, who died in the stampede. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now After spending almost five months in intensive care, Sritej was discharged in April and transferred to a rehabilitation centre in Ramgopalpet for ongoing neurological rehabilitation. However, his recovery has been painfully slow, with doctors noting only around a 5% improvement in his condition. Speaking to TOI, his father Mogadampalli Bhaskar said: "There has barely been any improvement in his health. My son still struggles to recognise us. He mostly just stares, with very little emotion on his face. He is currently undergoing speech and swallowing therapy. We are holding on to hope for his recovery." Sritej recently underwent knee surgery and was discharged from a private hospital in the city on Monday. Bhaskar said that, with the PoP cast on his knee, he is now receiving therapy at home. "His condition is now stabilising. He's on the path to recovery, though progress is slow," said the doctors currently overseeing his treatment. Prior to the knee surgery, doctors also performed an endoscopic gastrostomy procedure, which allowed for direct delivery of nutrition through a wide feeding tube placed in his stomach. Sritej was brought to the emergency department in a semi-conscious state after sustaining injuries in the stampede outside Sandhya Theatre on Dec 4. Following the incident, he remained unconscious for an extended period and suffered respiratory failure, along with severe neurological complications that required ventilator support for several weeks. He underwent multiple procedures in the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and was gradually eased off sedation, mechanical ventilation, and tube feeding over several months.
New Indian Express
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- New Indian Express
Eight-year-old Sritej, injured in Pushpa 2 stampede, discharged after 146 days, shifted to rehab
HYDERABAD: Eight-year-old Sritej, who was critically injured during a stampede at the premiere of Pushpa 2: The Rule on December 4, 2024, at Sandhya Theatre in Hyderabad, has been discharged from KIMS Hospital after 146 days of treatment. He has now been shifted to a neuro-rehabilitation centre for continued care. A medical bulletin issued by doctors Chetan R Mundada and Vishnu Tej Pudi of KIMS said, 'Sritej is being discharged to a neuro-rehabilitation centre for continued neuro-rehab services. He is taking oral feeds and does not require oxygen or respiratory support.' Sritej's mother, Revathi, died in the same stampede. The police had registered a case and arrested Pushpa 2 actor Allu Arjun, who spent a night in Chanchalguda jail in connection with the incident.
The Hindu
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
Pushpa 2 stampede: Eight-year-old injured boy discharged after four months, shifted to rehab centre
Eight-year-old Sritej, who has been undergoing treatment at KIMS Hospital, Secunderabad, for over four months following injuries sustained in a stampede at Sandhya Theatre during the premiere of Pushpa 2, was discharged on Tuesday (April 29, 2025) evening and moved to a neurorehabilitation centre, the hospital said in a statement. Also read: ₹2 crore ex-gratia to be handed to victims' family Sritej was admitted to the hospital's emergency room on the night of December 4, 2024, in a semi-conscious state with low oxygen saturation and irregular breathing. Doctors were forced to intubate and place him on ventilator support. He remained on a ventilator for nearly two weeks and was later placed on a nasogastric feeding regimen. According to KIMS Hospital, the child is now taking oral feeds and no longer requires oxygen or respiratory support. 'Sritej is being discharged to a neurorehabilitation centre for continued neurorehab services,' the hospital said. Editorial: An avoidable tragedy: On the Pushpa 2 stampede He has been shifted to the Asian Transcare Rehabilitation Centre in Secunderabad, which is affiliated with KIMS. Hospital authorities said this would allow for seamless coordination between doctors involved in his ongoing treatment. In the weeks following his hospitalisation, Sritej received visits from prominent personalities including BRS MLA T. Harish Rao, Union Minister Bandi Sanjay, and actor Allu Arjun, who visited the child nearly a month after the incident. Allu Arjun had even sought special police permission to visit Sritej at the hospital.
Time of India
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Sandhya Theatre stampede: Sritej discharged from hospital
Hyderabad: Sritej, the eight-year-old boy who was injured in the Sandhya Theatre incident, was discharged from the KIMS Cuddles Hospital in Secunderabad on Tuesday evening. He was shifted to the Asian Transcare Rehabilitation Centre in Ramgopalpet for continued neuro-rehab services, the hospital said in a statement. It added that oral feeds are being given to Sri Tej, and he is not requiring any oxygen or respiratory support. The incident occurred on Dec 4 when a stampede-like situation erupted at the Sandhya Theatre in Hyderabad during the premiere of the Pushpa-2 movie. Revathi, Sritej's 35-year-old mother, lost her life in the incident. Actor Allu Arjun was arrested in the case on Dec 13. However, the high court granted him bail later.
