Tirupati stampede: Andhra govt announces Rs 25 lakh ex-gratia for victims

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Six devotees died and nearly 40 more were injured in the stampede at Bairagi Patteda near MGM School in Tirupati on Wednesday night as hundreds of them jostled for tickets for Vaikunta Dwara Darshanam at Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple on Tirumala Hills.

State Revenue Minister A Satya Prasad said Rs 25 lakh ex-gratia has been announced to support the families of the deceased devotees.

The Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 25 lakh each to the kin of the deceased devotees who died in a stampede here.

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Topics: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu Andhra Pradesh Rahul Gandhi Tirupati temple Tirumala hills Stampede TTD

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