Death trolls to 109 in Puttingal Devi Temple tragedy with another man succumbing to injuries. The person identified as Biju (35), who demised at a hospital in Kollam last night, was in coma since April 10, the day of the accident, district hospital sources said.
Sources added “He had severe injuries on the head, chest and lower limbs and was not responding to treatment, The condition of around 40 persons in various hospitals in Kollam is said to be stable”
Meanwhile, 27 persons have been arrested in connection with the temple tragedy. Two more persons-- Shibu and Ashok, relatives of fireworks contractor Krishnankutty, were arrested yesterday, police said.
In one of the most horrible temple tragedies in Kerala, over 100 persons died and more than 300 injured during an explosion as an unauthorised display of fireworks illustrate was going on at the temple precints in the early hours of April 10.