VIJAYAWADA: The judicial inquiry into the stampede all through distribution of sarees in Guntur began on Thursday. A committee headed by way of retired pass judgement on Justice Seshasayana Reddy is probing the incident. The state govt appointed the panel following the sequence of stampedes within the state.

Justice Reddy visited the Vikas establishments flooring in Sadashiv Nagar in Guntur, the scene of the stampede for an on-the-spot exam.

The stampede came about all through the distribution of Sankranti items at an match organised by way of Telugu Desam chief and NRI, Vuyyuru Srinivas. Guntur Collector Venugopal Reddy, SP Arif Hafeez and police team of workers accompanied Justice Reddy.

The officers defined to him that the stampede came about on January 1 when the development was once organised by way of Uyyuru Basis of Srinivas beneath the title Sankranti Kanuka. 3 ladies misplaced their lives and several other others have been injured.

Justice Reddy spoke to one of the crucial sufferers. Those that supervised the programme have been also known as and proof taken from them. After examining the incident website online, he met the members of the family of the sufferers. Data in regards to the incident was once accumulated from them.

TD leader Chandrababu Naidu had attended the programme and gave items to a couple other folks. After he left, the organisers began a full-scale distribution. There was once a mad rush for the items. The 52-year-old Gopideshi Ramadevi of AT Agraharam died at the spot. Injured Syed Asia and Sk Janbee died in a clinic.

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