A major accident has happened in Shirgaon, Goa. A stampede occurred during the famous Shri Lairai Jatra (festival). 6 people have died in the accident.
गोवा के शिरगांव में श्री लैराई जात्रा में भगदड़, 6 की मौत, 30 से ज्यादा घायल
There has been a stampede during a religious pilgrimage in Goa. 7 people died due to a stampede at the Larai Devi temple in Shirgaon, Goa. More than 50 people are injured in this stampede. There is a wave of mourning in the country due to the sudden stampede during ‘Jatra’ at the Larai Devi temple. CM Pramod Sawant himself reached the hospital on receiving the information of the stampede. From the CM to Prime Minister Modi, everyone is saddened by this incident. Now the question is what was happening in the Larai Devi temple? How did the stampede happen suddenly, why did people start dying in no time.
First of all, let us know the latest updates of the Goa stampede case. A stampede occurred during the Sri Larai Jatra i.e. Jatra festival late Friday night in Shirgao village of Bicholim. So far 7 people have lost their lives in this stampede. More than 50 are injured. The dead include two men and two women. The deceased are being identified. PM Modi himself called CM Sawant to know about his condition. He has expressed condolences to the dead.
How did the stampede happen?
Now the question is why did the stampede happen? Actually, about 40 to 50 thousand devotees had participated in the Lerai Devi Jatra. No one believed that such a huge crowd would gather in the temple premises. Efforts were made to control the crowd for a long time, but the crowd of people did not end. There was chaos and this crowd turned into a stampede. After this, everyone started running to save their lives by falling on each other. According to eyewitnesses, the situation worsened after a part of the crowd lost control. Local people and temple volunteers ran to evacuate people safely.
What was happening in the temple?
Actually, the stampede took place in the Lerai Devi temple in Goa when thousands of devotees gathered to see and participate in the centuries-old ritual in the temple. Here the barefoot ‘Dhond’ walks on burning embers. Shri Lerai Yatra is organized every year in North Goa, in which more than 50,000 devotees come. This time also 50 thousand devotees had come. The stampede happened when the crowd started moving forward rapidly due to the slope at one point of the religious journey. After this there was screaming everywhere.
How many policemen were deployed
As soon as the stampede happened, the temple administration and police took action. The injured were admitted to nearby hospitals. North Goa Superintendent of Police Akshat Kaushal said that six people died and more than 15 people are seriously injured in the stampede at the Lerai Devi temple in Shirgaon. However, the number of injured has crossed 50. 1,000 policemen were deployed for this ritual. Drones were also deployed for aerial surveillance on the activities of the crowd. Despite this, a stampede occurred.
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