[ Ntd ] At Least 116 People Killed in Stampede at Hindu Religious Event in India

• A senior state official, Chaitra V., suggested that people may have lost their footing while seeking water in the heat, leading to the stampede.
• The police have launched an investigation into the incident and promised action against anyone found to be responsible. They also noted that the gathering may have been larger than permitted.
• State police chief Prashant Kumar stated that any lapses by authorities will also be investigated.
• Video clips showed bodies piled into the back of trucks and personal belongings heaped up at the venue.
• A video on social media showed a large crowd packed into a tented area, with some women hanging on to the bamboo poles holding up the canopy to get a better view.
• A witness, Suresh Chandra, estimated that there were about 50,000 people at the gate on the highway when the stampede occurred.
• A woman named Seema, who travelled from a town almost 60 kilometers away to attend the event, lost two of her three relatives in the stampede.
• Stampedes and other accidents involving large crowds at religious gatherings and pilgrimage sites have happened in the past and are often blamed on poor crowd management.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a compensation of 200,000 rupees ($2,400) to the families of the dead and 50,000 rupees to those injured.

Source: Conversation with Copilot
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