A deadly stampede occurred at Tirupati's Vaikunta Dwara Darshanam ticket distribution, leaving six dead and over 40 injured. Witness D Venkata Lakshmi described the chaos, with people walking over others and pushing uncontrollably. Survivors blamed poor crowd management by police, noting the sudden gate opening led to the panic. The tragedy could have been prevented with better crowd control measures.
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