Stampede at a religious event
A stampede broke out at a religious gathering in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras on Tuesday, killing at least 27 people, including women and three children, according to officials.
Stampede at a religious event
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The rush happened at a’satsang’ (prayer assembly) for Lord Shiva. Images from the Community Health Centre showed multiple bodies being transported there in front of grieving families.
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“We received 27 bodies, 25 of them were female and two were male. Some injured people have been taken to hospitals. We have heard that there was a stampede during a ”satsang,” but we don’t have much more information,” said Dr Umesh Kumar Tripathi, Chief Medical Officer of Etah.
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Stampede at a religious event
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Rajesh Kumar, Senior Superintendent of Police in Etah, said three children were killed in the stampede, which occurred in a village near the Sikandra Rao police station in Hathras.