Kabaddi player Samaru Kerketta injured in Chhattisgarh Olympic Games dies during treatment in Raigarh hospital
Nov 17, 2022
Jashpur (Chhattisgarh) [India], November 17 : A Kabaddi player, Samaru Kerketta, who sustained injuries during the Chhattisgarh Olympic Games died while undergoing treatment at Jindal hospital in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district.
According to the doctors, Samaru died on Wednesday afternoon around 1 pm. Samaru Kerkatta (28), a resident of Ghumra village, Jashpur district, was injured during the Chhattisgarh Olympic Sports Festival held last month at Sundru in Pharsabahar in Jashpur district.
Samaru was admitted to Fortis Jindal Hospital, Raigarh for better treatment after providing first aid. According to the information received, he was admitted here on October 17. He was intubated and placed on mechanical ventilator support. The condition of the patient was critical. On November 16, he suffered a cardiac arrest and died.
Jashpur collector Ravi Mittal paid a humble tribute to Samaru and said that the district administration would extend its full cooperation to Samaru's family and would not let them lack anything.
