New Delhi: More than 100 people have died and many injured in a stampede at a religious event on Tuesday. The incident occurred at a ‘satsang’ event in Pulrai village, where people had gathered in large numbers. Trucks and other vehicles brought victims to the Sikandara Rao Trauma Centre. The bodies were laid outside the health centre as people milled around them. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed condolences to the families of those killed in the stampede. The Uttar Pradesh government said an FIR will be registered against the programme’s organisers. This is not the first time an incident has happened in India. Let us look at the worst-ever stampede in India.
List of worst stampedes in India
Location
Date
Killed
Kumbh Mela, Uttar Pradesh
February 3, 1954
500-800
Mandhardevi, Maharashtra
January 25, 2005
340
Baripada, Odisha
February 23, 1997
206
Naina Devi Temple, Himachal Pradesh
August 3, 2008
162
Chamunda Devi temple, Rajasthan
September 30, 2008
250
Ram Janki Temple, Uttar Pradesh
March 4, 2010
63
Sabarimala stampede, Kerala
January 14, 2011
104-106
Ratangarh temple, Madhya Pradesh
October 13, 2013
115
Kumbh Mela stampede, 1954
On February 3, 1954, a massive crowd was crushed at the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. It was the main bathing day of Mauni Amavasya (New Moon) when the incident took place. With an estimated participation of over 4 million pilgrims, it was the first Kumbh Mela after India’s Independence. The tragedy claimed more than 500 lives and left over 100 injured, marking it as one of the worst stampedes in India’s history.
Mandhardevi temple stampede, 2005
On January 25, 2005, over 340 devotees lost their lives, and hundreds were injured in a preventable stampede during an annual pilgrimage at Mandhardevi temple in Satara district, Maharashtra. The tragedy occurred when some people slipped on the steps, which had become slippery due to the devotees breaking coconuts on them.
Baripada stampede, 1997
A fire erupted at a sect leader’s congregation in Odisha’s Baripada district, and a stampede followed, which left 206 people dead on February 23, 1997, and more than 200 people suffered injuries.
A stampede at a religious congregation in Hathras killed 116 people. It is one of the worst such tragedies in recent years. In this article, let us look at some of the worst stampedes in India. knowledge Knowledge News, Photos and Videos on General Knowledge
