Tragedy in Tirupati: Six dead and chaos at pilgrimage storm!

in Tirupati, India, a tragic stampede has requested at least six pilgrim life, including five women. The faithful waited in long snakes to get tokens for prayers to Lord Venkateshwara Swamy. These tokens were to be distributed on Thursday at 5 a.m., but several thousand people had gathered the night before.

The accident occurred when a goal was opened to help a woman who had become uncomfortable. The crowd reacted restlessly, which led to a push of the pilgrims. Eyewitnesses reported inadequate security measures that the authorities needed over 15 minutes to control the crowd. At least 40 people were injured.

reaction of the authorities and emergency measures

The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) manages the temple operations, and 3,000 police officers and 1,550 TTD employees were used for the safety precautions. Videos showed how police officers CPR used to the injured pilgrims before they were brought to ambulances. Local residents and police also provided immediate help.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his regret about the Stampede and expressed his sympathy for the victims. The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, N Chandrababu Naidu, gave instructions that high -ranking officials visit the temple and take measures to better treat the injured. In addition, an investigation of the incident is announced to report on the security measures and the crowd management, such as The New Indian Express reported.

The identity of the deceased was confirmed, including Munireddy (25), Thimmakka (50), Ganesh (40), Sarasamma (27), Alagarani (42) and Venkata Lakshmi (53). On Thursday, almost 32 injured believers were released from the SVR Ruia Government General Hospital after treatment. District collector S Venkateswar confirmed that the autumn of autopsy of the victims has been completed and the organization of the transfer to their home inheritance is in the works.

The TTD had already made arrangements for over 700,000 pilgrims for the Vaikuntha Dwara Darshan from January 10th to 19th, including the establishment of eight centers with a total of 90 switches for the token edition. All privileged Darshans were canceled to offer more common believers.