Toll in Andhra Pradesh stampede tragedy rises to 8; PM Modi announces ex-gratia

Amaravati, December 29

One more person who was injured in a stampede during a programme organised by the TDP in Kandukur town in Nellore district succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment on Wednesday night, taking the toll to eight, police said on Thursday.

The victims, including two women, died and eight others were injured on Wednesday after they fell in a drainage canal when the Leader of Opposition N Chandrababu Naidu was addressing a roadshow there.