Latest News | Boy Dies After Falling from First Floor in Tirumala Facility in Andhra Pradesh

Tirupati, Jan 15 (PTI) A three-year-old boy died after he slipped through the grill of a staircase in a Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) facility here on Wednesday, police said.

"The boy accidentally fell down while playing with his brother. They came with their parents for darshan (visiting the deity),” the official told PTI.

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The incident occurred around 3:30 pm when the boy slipped from the first floor of Padmanabha Nilayam near verandah number three, said the official.

According to police, the family was waiting to visit the deity on Thursday evening when this tragedy happened and it came from Chinna Chow village in Kadapa district.

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Police registered a case and are probing the incident.

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