At least 11 folks have been killed in a stampede on June 4 as a tightly packed crowd celebrated the victory of Royal Challengers Banglore.(AFP)
Over 50 folks have been killed in stampedes this 12 months at temples, railway station and on the Maha Kumbh amongst others.
On February 15, a stampede broke out at New Delhi Railway Station’s platform quantity 14 and 15. Eighteen folks have been killed and 15 injured, largely pilgrims visiting Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj.
During the Maha Kumbh, a stampede on January 29 on the Sangam space as hundreds of thousands as pilgrims have been jostling for area to take a holy dip on the auspicious event of Mauni Amavasya resulted within the demise of 30 folks and accidents to 60.
Here is a listing of another tragedies which have taken place within the nation lately:
* May 3, 2025: Six individuals died and round 100 folks injured in a stampede within the early hours throughout an annual competition of Sri Lairai Devi temple at Shirgao village in Goa.
* January 8, 2025: At least six devotees have been killed and dozens injured in a stampede as a whole bunch of them jostled for tickets for Vaikunta Dwara Darshanam at Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple in Tirumala Hills.
* December 4, 2024: A 35-year-old girl died and a boy was injured at Sandhya Theatre in Hyderabad in a stampede the place Allu Arjun’s blockbuster ‘Pushpa 2’ was screened.
* July 2, 2024: At least 121 folks, together with ladies and youngsters, have been killed after a stampede broke out at a ‘satsang’ (prayer assembly) organised by self-styled godman, Bhole Baba aka Narayan Saakar Hari, in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras.
* March 31, 2023: At least 36 folks died when the slab constructed on prime of an historic ‘bawdi’ or effectively collapsed throughout a ‘havan’ ceremony held on the event of Ram Navami at a temple in Indore metropolis.
* January 1, 2022: At least 12 folks died and over a dozen have been injured in a stampede on the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir triggered by a heavy rush of devotees.
* September 29, 2017: Twenty-three folks misplaced their lives and 36 have been injured in a stampede on the slender bridge connecting the Elphinstone Road station of the Western Railway with Parel station of the Central Railway in Mumbai.
* July 14, 2015: Twenty-seven pilgrims died and 20 others have been injured in a stampede at a significant bathing spot on the banks of the Godavari river the place an enormous crowd of devotees had gathered on the opening day of ‘Pushkaram’ competition in Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh
* October 3, 2014: Thirty-two folks have been killed and 26 others injured in a stampede at Gandhi Maidan in Patna, shortly after the Dussehra celebrations ended.
* October 13, 2013: 115 folks have been killed and over 100 injured in a stampede in the course of the Navratri festivities close to Ratangarh temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Datia district. The stampede was triggered by rumours {that a} river bridge the devotees have been crossing was about to break down.
* November 19, 2012: Around 20 folks have been killed and lots of others injured as a makeshift bridge caved in, triggering a stampede in the course of the Chhath Puja at Adalat Ghat on the financial institution of river Ganga in Patna.
* November 8, 2011: At least 20 folks have been killed in a stampede in Haridwar at Har-ki-Pauri ghat on the banks of Ganga river.
* January 14, 2011: At least 104 Sabarimala devotees have been killed and over 40 have been injured in a stampede when a jeep crashed into homebound pilgrims at Pulmedu in Kerala’s Idukki district.
* March 4, 2010: About 63 folks have been killed in a stampede at Ram Janki Temple of Kripalu Maharaj in Uttar Pradesh’s Pratapgarh district as folks gathered to gather free garments and meals from the self-styled godman.
* September 30, 2008: Nearly 250 devotees have been killed and over 60 injured in a stampede triggered by rumours of a bomb going off at Chamunda Devi temple in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur metropolis.
* August 3, 2008: 162 lifeless, 47 injured in a stampede triggered by rumours of rockslides at Naina Devi temple in Himachal Pradesh’s Bilaspur district.
* January 25, 2005: Over 340 devotees have been trampled to demise and a whole bunch injured throughout an annual pilgrimage at Mandhardevi temple in Maharashtra’s Satara district. The accident occurred when some folks fell down on the steps made slippery by the devotees breaking coconuts.
* August 27, 2003: 39 folks have been killed and round 140 injured in a stampede in the course of the holy tub on the Kumbh Mela in Maharashtra’s Nashik district.
