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There was one other stampede on the ongoing Mahakumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj, hours after the first crowd crush near Sangam Nose on Wednesday, i.e., January 29, India Today reported.
There was one other stampede on the ongoing Mahakumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj, hours after the first crowd crush near Sangam Nose on Wednesday, i.e., January 29, India Today reported.
As per the report, the second stampede occurred some two km away from the spot of the first one which made headlines. While the first stampede occurred near the Sangam Nose, the second one occurred at Jhusi.
The demise toll of 30 contains these from each the websites, the outlet cited official sources as saying. According to the sources, the data on the second stampede wasn’t revealed to be able to preserve devotees from panicking.
While the first stampede was reported round 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday, the second one occurred round 5:50 a.m., says the report.
Eyewitnesses reveal the small print
“There were bodies lying here, and no one was asking about them. People who had suffocated to death in the morning were taken away by 1:30 pm. A female police constable arrived after 4 hours of the stampede. The police were stopping people from shooting videos,” Neha Ojha of Jhusi’s Haldiram kiosk advised The Lallantop, India Today Digital’s sister information outlet.
Another eyewitness from the Haldiram kiosk revealed that there was no one to assist these being crushed to demise. “There was no one here, no help,” he advised The Lallantop.
Moreover, a Sadhu (saint) advised the media outlet about how the stampede at Jhusi was triggered. “A bus arrived and stopped here. Around 15-20 young men got off the bus and deliberately created chaos, triggering a stampede. They broke the barrier and started pushing and shoving. Once the barrier collapsed, the crowd surged uncontrollably, with people trampling over each other,” the sadhu advised The Lallantop.
“There is a conspiracy to defame Kumbh”, he added.
Judicial enquiry fee set as much as probe incident
A judicial enquiry fee has been set as much as probe the stampede incident, stated Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak. He additionally asserted that “those found guilty will be subjected to strict punishment”.
“The government has taken the incident of Prayagraj very seriously. A judicial inquiry commission has been set up. Whoever is found guilty after the investigation report will be subjected to strict action”, Pathak said.
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