An elderly man was killed and 20 others injured in an attack by a swarm of bees at the Dantala Lingamayya temple in Pathamadugula village of Kothapalli mandal near Atmakur on Tuesday morning.
The deceased was identified as Siva Sankar Reddy, 65, a retired Village Revenue Officer (VRO).
“Siva Sankar was among a group of around 50 devotees who visited the Dantala Lingamayya temple in Pathamadugula village to offer prayers. The group lit a fire as part of a ritual, which disturbed a honeycomb nearby, resulting in a bee attack,” police said. A few persons received multiple stings while the majority of the group escaped with a sting or two.
