Goa Temple Stampede: At least six people died in the tragic turnover of events, and more than 70 others were injured after death on Saturday hours in Shirgaon Village, North Goa’s Bicholim, during the annual Lairai Jatra in the Shree Lairai Devi temple.
Hours after the incident ordered the state government to transfer five higher officials, including the collector of North Goa and police supervisor.
The President of the Temple Lairai Devi said that he could lead an electric shock to death. Here’s what happened:
1. Details of the Goa Stampede temple
Stampede appeared around 3 o’clock in the morning at the Sree Lairai Devi temple in the village of Shirgaon, which is about 40 km from the Panaji. The chaos broke out when thousands of devotees wrapped in narrow lanes leading to the temple at the annual festival, amazed the area and launched panic.
2. What led to Stampede?
President of the temple Lairai Devi, Dinanath Gaonkar, indicated that chaos followed after one devotee touched the bulbs with a wand, got an electric shock and fell on the other nearby, according to the report of the news agency or.
“People in the crowd pushed each other to get forward in the crowd … Many of us villagers tried to stop and solve the problem. But these people just weren’t ready to listen to us.
3. How many injured?
Six people, including two women, were killed and more than 70 injuries after StamPede. Five of them were supported by the fan, while the remaining were in a specially created emergency department at the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMC).
Approximately 50,000 to 70,000 devotees or dhonds (followers of the goddess Lairai Devi) gathered for the procession, said the president of the temple Lairai Devi PTI.
The CEO of Alok Kumar said that the devotees were standing on the slope, and 50 people fell on him to reduce this place.
4. Goa cm Orders of Magistory Probe
Earlier on the day, the main Minister Goa Pramod Sawant said that a master’s investigation would be introduced to investigate the incident.
5. Collector North Goa, transferred SP
The GOA government has transferred the district collector Sneha Gitte, the police superintendent (North) Akshat Kaushal, the representative of the police director (Bicholim) Jivba Dalvi, the representative of the collector (Bicholim) Bhimath Khorjuvekar and the police inspector Dinesh Gadekar.
(with PTI inputs, nor)
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