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
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.
“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.
Stampede at a religious event
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.
