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Latest News | Senior Advocate Collapses in Telangana High Court, Dies

Get latest articles and stories on Latest News at LatestLY. A senior advocate collapsed and died while presenting arguments in the Telangana High Court here on Tuesday.

Latest News | Senior Advocate Collapses in Telangana High Court, Dies

Hyderabad, Feb 18 (PTI) A senior advocate collapsed and died while presenting arguments in the Telangana High Court here on Tuesday.

P Venugopal Rao, in his mid 60s, who was presenting the case in court number 21, suddenly fell down and an advocate performed a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) procedure on him, a member of Telangana High Court Advocates Association said.

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A medical team at the High Court shifted him to a hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. The advocate allegedly suffered a heart attack, the Association member said.

Court proceedings were suspended in the afternoon following the incident.

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