Telangana IAS aide dies after collapsing in Assembly despite minister performing CPR

Minister Vakiti Srihari performed CPR on Raju, personal secretary to senior IAS officer Naveen Mittal, after he suddenly collapsed at the Hyderabad Assembly premises.

By: Express Web Desk

2 min readUpdated: Sep 9, 2026 12:29 PM IST

Telangana Minister Vakiti Srihari performed CPR on an IAS officer’s aide after he collapsed at the Assembly premises. (Image: X/ PTI)

Telangana Minister Vakiti Srihari performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on the personal secretary to senior IAS officer Naveen Mittal after he collapsed suddenly on the Assembly premises in Hyderabad on Tuesday. Krishna Mohan Raju, a section officer in the Energy Department, suddenly collapsed while at the Assembly. Srihari immediately intervened and performed CPR in an attempt to revive him. However, despite his best tries, Raju couldn’t be saved.

VIDEO | Hyderabad: Telangana Minister Vakiti Srihari gives CPR to Principal Secretary Navin Mittal’s PS after he collapsed in the Assembly.

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Medical staff at the Assembly were called to the spot and provided emergency care. However, the 50-year-old official died while being taken to a nearby hospital, according to PTI.

He is suspected to have suffered a cardiac arrest.

Disruptions in Telangana Assembly

The Telangana Assembly was disrupted for the second consecutive day over alleged derogatory remarks by BRS Member of Legislative Council Thatha Madhusudan against Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar, a Dalit leader, and allegations of police high-handedness against BRS women MLAs according to PTI.

BRS MLA T Harish Rao raised the issue of alleged police misbehaviour with women legislators during Monday’s protest outside the Assembly. Legislative Affairs Minister D Sridhar Babu said the government had sought a report and would take action if necessary.

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The Speaker said the remarks involved his mother and that he had the right to be angry. BRS said Madhusudan had expressed regret and withdrawn his comments.

Meanwhile, Madhusudan and another BRS MLC, N Naveen Kumar Reddy, were arrested in connection with a case registered under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

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