Tirupati:
Sharing their account of tragic stampede in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati, eyewitnesses have recalled the horrific incident that killed a minimum of six folks.
A girl who went to Tirupati with 20 of her members of the family stated, “As quickly because the Police officers opened the gate, the pilgrims rushed to buy tokens. There was no such system for acquiring tokens earlier.”
Whereas chatting with the reporters, she stated, “A stampede occurred because of the heavy rush. Out of twenty members of my household, six have been injured. We joined the queue at 11 o’clock. Whereas ready within the queue, we had been supplied with milk and biscuits. Nonetheless, a lot of male pilgrims rushed for tokens, inflicting accidents to a number of ladies, who had been then shifted to the hospital.”
The husband of one of many lady who died within the stampede, shared his tragic account, stating that the stampede occurred when his spouse and others had been making an attempt to acquire Vaikunta Dwara Darshan tickets, which led to her demise.
He stated, “Whereas my spouse and others had been attempting to acquire Vaikunta Dwara Darshan tickets, a stampede occurred, leading to her demise. I’ve knowledgeable our relations and they’re on their approach…”
Six folks died and lots of had been injured after a stampede broke out close to Vishnu Nivasam in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati on Wednesday night, based on officers from Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD).
The incident occurred close to Vishnu Niwasam near the Tirumala Srivari Vaikuntha Dwara ticketing counter, in the course of the distribution of ‘darshan’ tokens.
As per the assertion from the workplace of TTD Chairman BR Naidu, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is carefully monitoring the incident and can meet the households of the victims of the stampede right now.
“It’s an unlucky occasion, 6 pilgrims misplaced their lives. Thus far, just one pilgrim has been recognized, whereas the others are but to be recognized. N Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu may be very critical in regards to the incident and has expressed dissatisfaction with the officers’ administration throughout a teleconference. The Chief Minister will go to the households of the deceased tomorrow at 11:45 am. CM has warned that such incidents shouldn’t be repeated and is carefully monitoring updates on the difficulty”, the assertion stated.