Stampede in Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra, 3 died on the spot, about 50 injured, 6 in critical condition
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A tragic accident took place during the Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Puri, Odisha. At around 4:30 am on Sunday, when devotees had gathered in large numbers in front of the Sri Gundicha temple to have darshan of the Lord, there was a lot of pushing and shoving. After this there was a stampede. 3 people died and about 50 others were injured in a stampede near the Sri Gundicha temple in Puri on Sunday.
6 in critical condition
Giving more information about the incident, a senior official said that the incident took place around 4 am. When hundreds of devotees had gathered near the temple. Puri District Collector Siddharth S Swain said that the injured have been admitted to a nearby hospital. The condition of 6 people is critical.
The deceased have been identified
District Collector Siddharth said that the deceased have been identified as Basanti Sahu of Bolagarh and Premkant Mohanty and Pravati Das of Balipatna. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem and the matter is under investigation.
Know how the stampede happened?
This incident happened near Shardhabali, in front of Sri Gundicha temple. At that time a huge crowd had gathered to see Lord Jagannath seated on the chariot. It became difficult to control the crowd during the darshan and people started pushing and shoving. Some people fell on the ground and a stampede broke out.
The injured were taken to the hospital
The people injured in the incident were immediately taken to the district hospital by 108 ambulance. The team of doctors is continuously treating them. The condition of some of the injured is said to be critical.
Jagannath Rath Yatra is one of the biggest religious pilgrimages
Puri’s Jagannath Rath Yatra is one of the biggest religious pilgrimages in the country. Every year lakhs of devotees reach Puri to see Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra. During the Rath Yatra, the Lord is brought out of the Srimandir and taken to the Sri Gundicha temple. Where they rest for a few days. This accident happened during this journey.
