The controversy surrounding the death of popular Odia playback singer Humane Sagar has taken a deeper turn, with senior music director Prem Anand alleging that the 36-year-old artist was emotionally exploited, made to perform while ill, and manipulated through personal vulnerabilities for months, leading to his demise.

In a detailed interaction with OTV, Anand said Humane was ‘very simple and often got emotionally trapped,’ suggesting that those around him took undue advantage of his fragile nature.

Anand revealed that Humane repeatedly expressed a strong desire to meet his young daughter but was not always allowed to do so.

"Who was stopping him from seeing his own child?" he questioned, adding that the denial of personal connection may have severely impacted the singer’s mental state.

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