Visakhapatnam, April 30 -- A total of seven devotees lost their lives after a 20-foot-long stretch collapsed at the Sri Varahalakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple in Visakhapatnam during the Chandanotsavam festival. Former BJP MLC Madhav spoke on the issue, saying it was an "unfortunate" incident.

He stated that the accident occurred at 2:30 a.m. and that the government will investigate the matter. Madhav added that the seven victims of the accident will also be compensated.

"This is an unfortunate incident that has taken place on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya...it took place at 2.30 am in morning...The government will investigate the incident and will compensate the victims...", he said.

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