Tik Tok stunt: Tumakuru boy fails to respond to treatment, dies in Bengaluru hospital

Kumar, a resident of Tumakuru, who was injured while performing a stunt scene for the a Tik tok video, has breathed his last in Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru.

First Published Jun 23, 2019, 7:04 PM IST | Last Updated Jun 23, 2019, 7:04 PM IST

Bengaluru: Kumar, a young boy from Tumakuru in Karnataka was severely injured while recording a stunt scene for the Tik Tok video on June 15. He was admitted to the Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru. But he breathed his last today (June 23) after failing to respond to the treatment. He had broken his spinal cord during the stunt. Coming from an economically poor background, Kumar was earning through singing in music events. The family had sought help from people as the hospital expenses had crossed Rs 10 lakh and the family was not in a position to afford it.