Srikakulam, Nov. 1 -- Seven devotees were killed and 15 were injured in a stampede that took place on the premises of Venkateswara temple at Kashibugga village of the district on Saturday.
Police said that over ten thousand devotees thronged Sri Venkateswara temple on the occasion of auspicious Ekadashi day today. A group of devotees tried to enter the temple from the exit point leading to stampede.
Seven women devotees were killed and 15 others were injured. The injured were admitted to the GGH where the condition of two of them is said to be very serious.
According to the officials, the railing which was erected to regulate the devotees, collapsed resulting in a large number of devotees falling that led to stampede.
The Venkateswara t...