[ 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.

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