Panjim: At least six people were killed and around 80 others sustained injuries in a stampede during an annual Hindu religious event in the BJP-ruled Indian state of Goa.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the incident occurred between 4:00 am and 5:00 am during the annual Shree Devi Lairai Jatra festival held in Shirgao village.
“Devotees were witnessing a religious ceremony and the frenzy caused during the rituals triggered a stampede,” said V.S. Chadonkar, a police officer in Goa’s state capital Panjim.
“Six people lost their lives and at least eighty were critically injured,” he said.
Stampedes during large Hindu religious gatherings are routinely reported in India, where safety measures and crowd management protocols are often inadequate.
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