60 injured in Banni festival in Kurnool
The Hindu
Villagers take part in stick fight as per tradition
Sixty people were injured, four of them critically, during the Banni festival organised as part of the Mala Mallanna Swamy Kalyanotsavam in the early hours of Saturday.
As per the tradition, people take part in stick fight during the festival. Unconfirmed reports said that the number of injured were more than 100. Some people sustained injuries on their heads, while some others in the stampede. The injured are undergoing treatment in a hospital at Adoni and the Kurnool Government General Hospital.
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