Khammam: Woman dies of heart attack during Bathukamma celebrations

A 50-year-old woman, Yalagala Bharathi, reportedly died of a heart attack during Saddula Bathukamma celebrations at Cherumadharam village in Khammam district. She collapsed while women gathered for immersion and was declared dead at a hospital, according to local residents.

Khammam: A fifty-year-old married woman reportedly died of a heart attack while celebrating Bathukamma at Cherumadharam village of Nelakondapalli mandal in the district.
According to the locals the deceased woman, Yalagala Bharathi of Appala Narasimhapuram in the mandal came to her maternal house at Cherumadharam to celebrate Saddula Bathukamma.
She joined the local women for the celebrations on Sunday night. After playing Bathukamma a large number of women from different streets in the village proceeded for immersion of Bathukamma in a local tank.
Similarly all the vehicles fitted with DJ music systems came to an intersection at once and Bharathi who had been playing Bathukamma until then collapsed allegedly with the impact of the DJ sounds.
She was rushed to a hospital where the doctors declared her dead due to a heart attack. The incident that turned the celebrations tragic, caused a pall of gloom to descend on the village.

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