Watch: At least 100 injured after sports gallery collapses in Telangana
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Hyderabad, Mar 22: At least 100 people were injured when a temporary gallery collapsed ahead of a kabbadi tournament in Suryapet district of Telangana on Monday, police said.
All the injured were hospitalised. Of them, five or six suffered fractures. The severity of the injuries sustained by the others was yet to be known, the police said.
The collapse was apparently due to the weak structure made of wood and other materials. However, the exact cause of the mishap would be known only after investigation, the police said.
A footage of the accident and people falling down was broadcast by local TV news channels.
The spectators were unable to move after the fall and were immediately taken to hospital by ambulances, police vehicles and other vehicles, a senior police official said.
"We are monitoring the situation at both the gallery and at the hospital," Suryapet District Superintendent of Police R Bhaskaran told PTI over phone.
The accident occurred just before the start of the 47th junior National Kabaddi Championship.
The tournament was being jointly organised by the Telangana Kabaddi Association and the Kabaddi Association of Suryapet District.
Several injured after stand collapsing during National Kabaddi championship organised in Suryapet. Injured rushed to the hospital. The event was participated by around 1500 players from different states of India. #Telangana pic.twitter.com/LraXxuRnF1
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Pre-University student found hanging in her hostel room in Moodbidri
Mangaluru (Karnataka), May 5: A second year Pre-University student allegedly died by suicide at her hostel room in a private college in Moodbidri, police said on Sunday.
She was identified as C M Divya (18) from Mysuru, they said.
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According to the complaint lodged with Moodbidri police station by the girl's parents, she was struggling with health issues and was afraid that she would not score in the NEET examinations. She was supposed to take the examination on Sunday.
On late Saturday night, the hostel authorities found the student hanging from the ceiling fan in her room, police said.
