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Vijayawada Ganesh Festival Tragedy: Woman Dies After Falling into Boiling Sambar Pot.
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News18•22-09-2026, 13:14
Vijayawada Ganesh Festival Tragedy: Woman Dies After Falling into Boiling Sambar Pot.
- •A 46-year-old woman, Sujatha, died after falling into a pot of boiling sambar during an Annadanam program at the Vinayaka Chaturthi festival in Vijayawada.
- •Sujatha was assisting in the Mahaprasad kitchen when she lost her balance and fell into the giant pot of hot sambar.
- •She was severely scalded and admitted to a hospital in critical condition, succumbing to her injuries on Monday morning.
- •The tragic incident has cast a pall of mourning over the Ganesh festival, leaving family and locals in shock.
- •Police have initiated an investigation into the incident, treating it as an accidental death.
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A 46-year-old woman named Sujatha accidentally slipped and fell into a giant pot of boiling hot sambar while helping with cooking arrangements for an Annadanam program.
After being pulled out and rushed to the hospital with severe burns across her body, Sujatha succumbed to her injuries during treatment on Monday morning.
Local police gathered information about the incident, initiated necessary legal procedures, and started an investigation while treating the case as an accidental death.
