Prabhas fan dies in stampede

VISAKHAPATNAM: An ardent fan of Tollywood actor Prabhas lost his life in a stampede in a theatre here to see the actor’s latest movie, Billa, released yesterday.

The relatives and friends of the victim staged a dharna against the management of the theatre and demanded payment of ex-gratia to the kin of the victim.

A 22-year-old Vankayala Malleswara Rao, painter by profession, a mad fan of the actor, was waiting in the queue at Urvasi theatre, where the movie is being screened.

Suddenly, the waiting mob jostled for space and in the ensuing stampede Malleswara Rao lost control and fell on the floor. The surging crowd fell over him. Due to severe suffocation he fell unconscious. He was immediately rushed to the hospital where he was declared brought dead.

He died of suffocation.

A large number of people includng the family members of the victim rushed to the theatre and raised slogans against the managment and demanded an exgratia.On being informed, the Kancharapalem police headed by inspector U Ravi Prakash rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.

However, basing on a complaint from the victim’s family, the police registered a case againt the theatre management.The victim’s body was sent for postmortem.
Further investigation is on.