Cardiac Arrest in Theatre: Mandarthi Festival’s Lead Character Sadhu Kottari Passes Away
Udupi: In an incident that occurred early Tuesday morning, a Yakshagana Artist reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest in the theatre and passed away on the way to the hospital at Kalbettu near Kajri in Shiriya.
The deceased has been identified as Sadhu Kottari (58), the Lead Yakshagana Artist at the Mandarthi Festival. Reportedly, during the performance of ‘Mahakali Magadendra’ around 3 am at the Mandarthi festival in Kalbettu, Sadhu Kottari experienced a cardiac arrest amid his performance and collapsed on the stage.
Although he was being immediately rushed to a Private Hospital in Brahmavar, he passed away before obtaining any treatment.
Sadhu Kottari, who used to live with his family at Barkur, was renowned as a senior Badaguthittu Artist. He has been known to have performed for more than 40 years in an illustrative career as a Yakshagana Artist.
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Road crash in UP leaves 10 dead
Lakhimpur Kheri (UP) (PTI): Ten people were killed when a van collided head-on with a truck on the Sisaiya-Lakhimpur national highway on Monday, police said.
The van was going to Sisaiya from Lakhimpur when the accident took place between Unchgaon and Bharehta villages.
Circle Officer of Dhaurahra, Shamsher Bahadur Singh, said all nine passengers travelling in the van and the driver were killed.
District Magistrate of Lakhimpur Kheri Anjani Kumar Singh told reporters that the van collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction, leading to nine casualties on the spot, while one succumbed to injuries at the district hospital.
Circle Officer, Dhaurahra, Shamsher Bahadur Singh told PTI, "Efforts are on to establish the identity of other deceased persons."
The seven of the deceased have been identified as Jaideep Singh (25), Pawan (23), Sohan (21), Ram Goyal (42), Sahajram (35), Pappu (18), all residents of Bahraich district and Adnan Khan (15), a resident of Lakhimpur Kheri district, police said.
Condoling the loss of lives in the accident, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a post on X, said, "The loss of life in the unfortunate road accident in Lakhimpur Kheri district is deeply distressing and heart-wrenching. My condolences are with the bereaved families."
"I have directed the local administration to provide prompt and adequate assistance to the injured and the victims. I pray to Lord Shri Ram to grant the departed souls a place at His divine feet and to bestow a speedy recovery upon the injured," Adityanath said on X.
Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak too condoled the loss of lives in the accident.
"The loss of lives resulting from the road accident in Lakhimpur Kheri district is deeply tragic and heart-wrenching. My deepest condolences go out to the bereaved families," Maurya said.
