US Edition3 killed and a dozen others hospitalized after crowd surge at eastern India Hindu festival
- At around 4:20 am near Shree Gundicha Temple in Puri, a stampede killed three devotees and injured about 50 during the Rath Yatra festival.
- Eyewitnesses reported chaos after trucks carrying ritual materials entered the crowded Saradhabali area, with police deployment deemed insufficient, triggering panic among devotees.
- Eyewitnesses described a chaotic scene at around 4 am with no police visible when two trucks carrying Charamala logs entered, triggering panic among devotees near Gundicha Temple.
- Following the tragedy, Odisha officials transferred the Puri District Collector and SP, announced Rs 25 lakh compensation, and suspended senior officers to address accountability.
- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi ordered an administrative inquiry under the development commissioner, calling negligence 'unforgivable' and promising exemplary action.
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STAMPEDE AT HINDU FESTIVAL KILLS THREE
Three people were killed and more than a dozen hospitalized Sunday after a sudden crowd surge and stampede at a popular Hindu festival in eastern India, local authorities said. Siddharth Shankar Swain, the top government official in Puri, told The…
·Tulsa, United States
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Puri Stampede: Odisha Chief Minister Orders Administrative Overhaul
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday ordered a major administrative shake-up following the stampede near Shree Gundicha Temple in Puri which claimed three lives and left around 50 people injured.
·New Delhi, India
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India festival horror as three crushed to death and 15 rushed to hospital after 'crowd surge' - The Mirror
Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees gathered in the Indian coastal town of Puri for the grand Rath Yatra festival - where 15 people had to be rushed to hospital after being crushed in a crowd surge
·London, United Kingdom
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