Adilabad: Two Adivasi devotees succumb after mishap

Adilabad: Two Adivasi devotees lost their lives when the van they were travelling in fell into a valley at Malepur Ghat near Narnoor in Adilabad district on Sunday evening.

The victims were identified as Kumra Mulku (60) and Thodasam Nagubai (70), both residents of Gudihathnoor mandal. According to reports, Mulku died on the spot, while Nagubai succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment at RIMS, Adilabad.

The accident occurred as the van, carrying over 50 devotees from Suryaguda in Gudihathnoor, was on its way to the Jangu Bai temple at Kota-Parandholi near the state border.

Authorities are investigating the cause of the accident.