Stick Fight Festival Held In Andhra Pradesh Despite Ban, 50 Injured

About 50 persons sustained injuries when people participated in a stick fight as part of the Banni festival.

Banni festival is held in Devaragattu and surrounding villages in Kurnool district and as part of this festival, people fight with sticks to get hold of ceremonial idols of local deities.

Every year this festival is held on the day next to Vijay Dashmi. However, this year district administration has ordered a ban on conducting the stick fight festival in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.