Stampede at Kasibugga Temple in Andhra, 7 dead and 2 injured

At least seven people were killed and two others injured at a temple stampede here in Srikakulam district on Saturday, said a police official.

The stampede occurred at Venkateswara temple in Kasibugga at around 11.30 am, and “Seven persons died and two others were injured,” Kasibugga sub-division in-charge DSP Lakshman Rao told



Media.

Reacting to the incident, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, in a post on X said, “The stampede at Kasibugga Venkateswara temple in Srikakulam district anguished me. 

It is very sad that devotees have died in this unfortunate incident. I convey my deepest sympathies to the families of the victims.”