Stampede: AP CM to console bereaved families
09-Jan-2025 11:59 AM 1895
Tirupati Jan 9 (Reporter) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will console the bereaved families and visit those undergoing treatment in the Ruia and SVIMS here on Thursday. In a ghastly incident, six people, including five women, were killed when a stampede took place at Bairagipatteda area on evening we wednesday when thousands people thronged to take tokens for the auspicious ‘Vaikunta Dwara Darshan’ to have darshan of Lord Venkateswara at hill shrine Tirumala on January 10. The deceased were identified as Malliga (49) of Selam town in Tamil Nadu, Rajani (47) of Visakhapatnam, Lavanya (40) Santhi (34) Nirmala (50) of Bellary in Karnataka State and Baddeti Naidu Babu (51) of Visakhapatnam. According to police, the stampede took place when DSP Ramana Kumar opened the gate to help a woman who was suffering from breathlessness. But a large number of devotees, who were waiting there, thought the gate was opened to issue tokens and rushed toward queue lines which led to stampede. Collector Venkateswrulu told media that 41 people were admitted to the SVIMS and Ruia hospital of which 22 had been discharged as they recuperated. Three persons were undergoing treatment as they suffered fractures. All the injured out of danger, he added. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu held a video conference with the Tirupati Collector Venkateswarulu, SP Subba Rayudu and TTD chairman Syamala Rao and reviewed the situation. The Chief Minister directed Ministers Anagani Satya Prasad, V Anita and Anam Ramanarayana Reddy to rush to Tirupati and monitor the situation. The officials set up a control room in Tirupati with phone number 08772236007 to provide information about the injured and the deceased to the relatives. Meanwhile, Governor of Andhra Pradesh S Abdul Nazeer expressed anguish and profound grief on the death of six pilgrims and injuries sustained by several others in the stampede that occurred in the queue lines in Tirupati on Wednesday. The Governor instructed the officials to provide better treatment facilities to injured persons and offered his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members...////...
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