Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Vijayawada Woman Dies After Falling Into Boiling Sambar Vessel
A 46-year-old woman named Maddhi Sujatha was helping prepare food for a religious event in Vijayawada.
The event included an annadanam, where food was distributed to people.
She fell into a large vessel containing very hot sambar.
One report says she was carrying the sambar, while another says she was trying to move the vessel from the flame.
She suffered serious burns to her face and other parts of her body.
Organisers and others quickly took her to a government hospital.
Her condition became worse, and she died there the next morning.
Police are investigating what happened and currently consider it an accident.
Maddhi Sujatha, 46, died after suffering severe burns in Vijayawada.
The incident occurred during a Vinayaka Chavithi annadanam food-distribution programme.
Reports differ on whether Sujatha was carrying sambar or trying to remove the vessel from the flame.
She was taken to a government hospital but died while receiving treatment.
Police are investigating the circumstances and currently treating the death as accidental.
- Who
- Maddhi Sujatha, a 46-year-old woman from KL Rao Nagar, Vijayawada.
- What
- She fell into a vessel of boiling sambar, suffered severe burns, and later died.
- When
- The accident occurred on Sunday morning; she died at the hospital on Monday morning.
- Where
- The incident took place during a Vinayaka Chavithi annadanam programme in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- She was helping with cooking arrangements for the food-distribution programme; the exact circumstances of the fall are under investigation.
- Deceased
- Maddhi Sujatha, 46
- Location
- Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
- Event
- Vinayaka Chavithi annadanam programme
- Injuries
- Severe burns to her face and other parts of her body
- Treatment
- She was taken to a government hospital for emergency treatment
- Death
- She died while undergoing treatment on Monday morning
- Investigation
- Police are examining the incident as an accidental death based on currently available information
