[NEW UPDATE] India Temple Stampede: 21 Officials Suspended
Over 100 people were killed Sunday in a stampede by masses of Hindu worshipers crossing the bridge to the remote Ratangarh village temple to honor the Hindu mother goddess Durga on the last day of the popular 10-day Navaratra festival.
By Sadho Ram — 14 Oct 2013, 05:54 PM — Updated about 11 years ago
UPDATE: 21 officials including Datia collector suspended
The officials and police personnel were suspended after the state government took nod of the Election Commission, as the state is bound by Model Code of Conduct after announcement of Assembly polls scheduled for next month, they said.
dnaindia.com
Datia collector Sanket Bhondve, SP Chandrashekhar Solanki, sub-divisional magistrate (Seondha) Mahip Tejaswi and sub-divisional police officer B N Basave were some of the top officials to be suspended after getting the go-ahead from the Election Commission
indianexpress.comA scene after a stampede at the Sindhu River bridge through which pilgrims were heading towards the temple
The search have ended for more victims and according to local police, the toll of dead from the stampede rose to 115
Nearly 150,000 pilgrims had gathered at the Ratangarh temple in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday to celebrate the end of the Hindu holy festival of Navratri.
firstpost.com
Eyewitnesses said the stampede was triggered by police using batons to control the crowd crossing the bridge, but the district administration said a rumour that the bridge was about to collapse led to the tragedy.
Many of the devotees – mostly women and children – died by falling into the river below. While 115 deaths were confirmed, the toll is expected to go much higher.
hindustantimes.comThe bodies of victims of a stampede lie on a bridge across the Singh River in Datia district in Madhya Pradesh, India.
Villagers gather after a deadly stampede on a bridge across the Sindh River in Datia district in Madhya Pradesh state
Villagers on tractors move past bodies of victims of a stampede on a bridge across the Sindh River in Datia district in Madhya Pradesh state
Bodies of devotees are loaded onto a truck following a stampede outside the Ratangarh Temple in Datia district, Madhya Pradesh
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