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Elderly woman killed in stampede in Andhra Pradesh

by IBNS 22 Dec 2014, 02:16 pm

Vijayawada, Dec 22 (IBNS): An elderly woman died in a stampede that broke out at a post office in Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh on Monday morning, media reports said. She was killed in the rush to get in.

The incident took place when several retired people had gathered to get themselves registered for pension schemes.

The chaos erupted as soon as the post office opened at around 8 am.

Sources said people came to register themselves as the pension amount was enhanced from Rs. 200 to Rs. 1,000 after the election for elderly citizens aged 60 and above.