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Nine die in stampede at temple in Andhra
The Statesman Delhi
|November 02, 2025
Nine people, including eight women and a child, died and several people were injured in a stampede at a private temple in Kasibugga town of Palasa constituency in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh where a large number of devotees had gathered on the occasion of Ekadashi during the holy month of Kartik.
Prime Minister Narendra Modiexpressed grief over the incident and announced that Rs 2 lakh will be paid as ex-gratia to the next of kin of the dead. Chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu blamed the temple authorities for not informing the local administration about the large gathering and ordered an inquiry into the incident, which saw eight women and a thirteen-year-old child die due to overcrowding.
The opposition YSRCP blamed the state government for the repeated incidents of stampede at shrines in the state.
This story is from the November 02, 2025 edition of The Statesman Delhi.
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