Nine devotees, including eight women and a boy, were killed in a stampede at a private Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple in Srikakulam district. The temple’s 94-year-old founder claimed he didn’t expect the massive crowd and hadn’t informed police

Kasibugga (Andhra Pradesh): Claiming he was not responsible for the tragic stampede at Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple here that left nine devotees dead, the 94-year-old founder of the temple has said devotees rushed on their own during the gathering.

He further said he had not informed the police as he thought everything would be normal like any other day, and did not expect such a big crowd on Saturday. Nine people–eight women and a boy–were killed, and many others were injured in the stampede at the temple constructed by Panda on his own land, he

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