At least nine people, including a woman and a 12-year-old boy, were killed on Saturday in a stampede at Kasibugga temple in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam .

The death toll was earlier put at 10 by Srikakulam District Collector Swapnil Dinkar Pundkar, but was later corrected to nine.

The police official revealed that the incident occurred when an iron grill collapsed near the steps at the entrance of the temple. The public panicked and fell from a height of around six feet. The police said that since the collapse was from the six-feet height, one person fell on the other, leading to the crush.

"It is purely an accident and due to the owner’s mistake. They haven’t applied for police bandobust, there were no permissions also," the SP told PTI .

"It's a private temple, where a private p

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