A commotion broke out at the concert of Bollywood playback singer Shreya Ghoshal at the Bali Jatra ground in Cuttack, Odisha on Thursday evening, in which one person was injured. Officials said that the incident happened when Shreya Ghoshal was heading towards the stage for her live performance and a large number of people gathered there. The program stopped for some time, but was later resumed after the police brought the situation under control.

Amidst the scuffle, a person became unconscious and was taken to a nearby hospital. Thousands of fans had gathered to watch Shreya Ghoshal’s performance at the closing ceremony of Bali Jatra festival.

41 people lost their lives in a painful stampede in Karur, Tamil Nadu on Sunday evening. The accident occurred during the rally of actor and Tamilga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay. The police have accused Vijay of ‘deliberate power demonstration’ in the FIR.

Vijay reached four hours late
According to the police, the rally was to start at 9 am and by 11 am a large number of people had gathered. Vijay’s speech was fixed at 12 noon, but he reached around 7 pm. Meanwhile, the crowd increased from 10 thousand to almost three times. The police allege that Vijay deliberately delayed so that people’s expectations increase.

Road show without permission
The FIR states that Vijay’s campaign just stopped at many places without a fixed program. This made it like a road show, for which no permission was taken. Police also said that during this time the traffic was affected and due to lack of food and drink facilities, the crowd became uncontrollable.

Barricade broke, dies of roof collapses
Police said that TVK workers broke barricades planted to stop the mob and climbed on the roof of a shed tin. Suddenly the roof fell and many people died. This accident became the reason for big stampe.

Political accusation
After this incident, politics has also become hot. The ruling DMK and Vijay’s party TVK are face to face. TVK described this incident as ‘DMK conspiracy’ and has demanded a CBI inquiry in the Madras High Court. TVK lawyer Arivazhagan said that ‘we did not violate any rules. Many of our rallies were completed without any accident.

DMK response
DMK spokesperson Dr. Syed Hafeezullah avoided giving a direct reply to the conspiracy allegations and said, ‘We do not want to give political color to this incident. The law will do its job. TVK leaders should first look at their conduct.

CM Stalin’s appeal
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin expressed grief over the incident and appealed to maintain peace. He released a video on social media and advised to avoid rumors and said, ‘Do not spread any wrong rumor or false news about the accident. Everyone should treat responsibly.

39 people died in a stampede on Saturday (September 27, 2025) in the rally of actor-politics and TVK chief Vijay in Karur district of Tamil Nadu. Eyewitnesses said about this horrific accident that the power failure at the scene, sudden increase in crowd and small roads made this stampede more terrible.

Apart from this, Vijay reached the rally seven hours late, by then more than 25 thousand people were waiting to get a glimpse of him.

One eyewitness said, ‘Vijay had arrived at around 7 pm with his campaign bus, another large crowd of people reached there, which became fierce. During this time many people climbed on trees, roofs and electric poles. In such a situation, the administration had to cut the power lines to eliminate the possibility of getting a big untoward.

He said, ‘As soon as victory came, people started pushing each other and throwing the slippers on the campaign bus to draw their attention. Some people who had climbed on trees and electric poles fell into the roadside drains and got trapped inside it. Even many people fainted during this period. The ambulance was trying to reach them, but could not go inside due to the huge crowd.

Police rained sticks on people

Another eyewitness said that the Tamil Nadu police also lathi -charged the people to bring the uncontrollable mob of people at the scene under control. He said, ‘If Vijay shook his hands on the way, the crowd would not follow him. People were shouting loudly for help, but Vijay did not pay attention to his help and ignored.

Vijay expresses condolences to the dead and injured

Several hours after this terrible incident, Vijay expressed his condolences to the families of those killed in the stampede and wished the injured to get well soon. He has announced to give Rs 20 lakh to the families of those killed in the accident and has said to give a assistance of Rs 2-2 lakh to the injured.

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The stampede has shocked the entire state during the rally of Tamilga Vatri Kazhagam (TVK), the party of actor-politics Vijay in Karur, Tamil Nadu. In this painful accident, 40 people, including 10 children, died, while many people were injured. Now this case has reached the court door.

Demand for independent inquiry from High Court
TVK said on Sunday that it will knock the door of the Madurai bench of Madras High Court for an independent investigation into the accident. The party alleges that this stampede was not a contingent but the result of ‘conspiracy’. TVK also pointed to stone pelting in the crowd and police lathicharge at the venue. TVK counsel Arivazhagan told NDTV that the party has filed a petition in the Madras High Court, demanding the court to constitute a special investigation team (SIT) or hand over the case to the central agency CBI.

Arivazhagan rejected the state government’s claim that security guidelines were violated at the Karur rally. According to sources, Justice N. of Madras High Court. Senthilkumar will hear the immediate petition filed in this case at 4:30 pm on Monday evening. The petition has demanded that TVK should be prevented from organizing any public meeting till the investigation of Karur stampede.

Eyewitnesses told horrific circumstances
Witnesses of the accident said that just before Vijay’s arrival, the power suddenly went down. The narrow roads and rising crowds increased the chaos. Many families got separated amidst the stampede, women and children suffocated. Post mortem reports have also caused suffocation due to many deaths. The next day at the scene, the shoes and slippers, torn clothes and broken bottles were making a terrible statement of the accident.

Vijay announced compensation
Actor Vijay said in his message on Sunday that his heart is broken and he is in deep sorrow. He announced a compensation of Rs 20 lakh to the families of the deceased and Rs 2-2 lakh to the injured. Vijay said “This is an irreparable loss. As a member of your family, I am with you in this grief.”

CM Stalin tour
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin also reached Karur and met the injured in the hospital. He assured the victim families of all possible government help and said that all necessary medical facilities are being provided.

Two and a half times more crowd gathered than capacity
Around 27,000 people reached the TV chief Vijay’s Karur rally where 10,000 people had a capacity. According to the DGP, Vijay reached the venue at 7:40 pm. As soon as his vehicle entered inside, a large number of workers also entered with him and got into the already present crowd. This suddenly increased the pressure of the crowd and the situation worsened.

Actor -turned -politician Vijay Thalapati rally in Karur, Tamil Nadu, killed 36 people in a stampede. Many people are seriously injured in the accident. Meanwhile, actor Vijay’s first response to the accident has come to light. He said that my heart was broken. I am suffering from pain.

TVK Chief Vijay said, ‘My heart is broken, I am yearning in unbearable pain and mourning, which cannot be described in words.’ He said, ‘I express deep condolences and sympathy to the families of my brothers and sisters who lost my life in Karur and I pray for the early health of the injured people in the hospital.’

At least 36 people died on Saturday (September 27, 2025) in a rally organized under the leadership of Tamilga Vatri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay. According to the information, more than 45 injured people have been admitted to the hospital in the stampede. Tamil Nadu Health Minister Subramaniam gave this information.

State Chief Minister MK Stalin held a meeting with higher officials to review the situation. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah expressed grief over the deaths in the stampede. The Ministry of Home Affairs has sought a report in the case from the Tamil Nadu government. According to officials, when Vijay was addressing the rally, at least 30 people fainted and were taken to the hospital by ambulance.

When Vijay was addressing the gathering, the crowd grew and the situation became uncontrollable. Meanwhile, many people including party workers and some children fell unconscious. Many activists sensed the situation and made a noise. Vijay paid attention to this and tried to stop his speech, especially the publicity made to deliver water bottles to the people from above the bus.

The ambulance had to struggle a lot to reach the spot via crowded road. Realizing the situation, Vijay ended his speech before the scheduled time. Prime Minister Modi said on the social media platform ‘X’, “The unfortunate incident during a political rally in Karur, Tamil Nadu is very sad. My condolences are with those families who have lost their loved ones. I wish to provide strength to them in this difficult time. I pray for the early health of all the injured.”

Chief Minister Stalin said that ‘information from Karur is worrisome’. Stalin can go to Karur on Sunday. He said that Health Minister Ma Subramaniam and District Magistrate advised to provide all possible help. He has also asked Minister Anubil Mahesh to go to Karur to provide assistance. Minister, top administrative and police officers have reached Karur on the information of the incident.

Chief Minister Stalin said that he has instructed the top police officers to take appropriate steps to restore normal conditions in Karur. Stalin appealed to the general public to cooperate with doctors and police in Karur.

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav told the Rajya Sabha on Friday (August 1, 2025) that the main reason for the stampede at New Delhi railway station on February 15 this year was a fall of heavy belongings from the head of a passenger, after which the chaos took the form of a stampede and 18 people were killed and 15 people were injured in this painful accident.

The Railway Minister said that a high level committee created to investigate this incident has submitted its report. The report said that the accident took place on the stairs of the foot over bridge-3 connecting platform number 14/15 at around 8:48 pm. A large number of devotees were present at the New Delhi railway station to board the trains going to Prayagraj at the time of the accident.

‘Many passengers were walking with heavy stuff on their heads’

According to the report, many passengers were walking with heavy luggage on the head, causing the passengers to walk smoothly on the foot over bridge and during this time heavy items fell from a passenger’s head, which increased the pressure on the stairs and the passengers started falling on each other. The report said that this stampede was limited to the stairs of platform number 14/15.

Let us tell you that 18 people lost their lives in this accident, including 11 women and 4 children. After this, five senior officials of the railway, including the DRM of Delhi Division, were transferred.

The Railway Minister also informed that many steps have been taken by the Railways to ensure that such an incident does not happen again in future. Now the railway has decided to appoint ‘station directors’ at 73 major railway stations in the crowded country. The station directors will also have the rights that to reduce the congestion at the station, they will be able to take ‘on the spot’ on the spot and immediately like the availability and capacity of the train can limit the sale of tickets so that the pressure on the platform does not increase.

‘Permanent holding area outside 73 stations’
Apart from this, the work of creating a permanent holding area outside 73 stations is also being done. Currently, a pilot project is going on for Permanent Holding Area on five stations New Delhi, Anand Bihar, Ghaziabad, Ayodhya, Varanasi. Passengers with confirmed tickets will have an entry on the platform directly, while passengers without tickets and waiting tickets will have to stay in the holding area until the train comes on the platform.

Apart from this, 12 meters wide and 6 meters wide fob is being done to improve the railway foot over bridge to improve crowd management. CCTV surveillance, walkie-talki, announcement system and war room are also being arranged at stations for crowd management.

Station directors will be appointed at major railway stations
The Railway Minister said that after the incident, many important steps have been taken for mob management. Permanent holding areas will be built at 73 railway stations across the country. The pilot project has started in New Delhi, Anand Vihar, Varanasi, Ayodhya and Ghaziabad.

He said that two new standard foot over bridge designs for mob management have been developed for 12 meters (40 feet) and 6 meters (20 ft) width. These include ramps, which proved to be effective in crowd control during Mahakumbh. Now these wide FOBs will be installed at all big stations.

Apart from this, a senior officer will be appointed station director at all major railway stations, who will lead all departments and will be empowered by financial rights to take quick decisions in emergency.

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Seven devotees died and about three dozen people were injured when a stampede was caused by a stampede at Mansa Devi temple in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. The administration says that such an incident happened due to overcrowding. However, this is not the first time that the administration is hiding its failure. Earlier, there was a stampede during Prayagraj Mahakumbh, Jagannath Rath Yatra, New Delhi railway station and recently RCB’s Victory Peduner, in which many people were killed.

There was a stampede in Prayagraj Mahakumbh on 29 January

At least 30 pilgrims were killed in a stampede during the Mahakumbh Mela on 29 January 2025 in Prayagraj. More than 60 were injured in this accident. The incident took place on the day of Mauni Amavasya, when millions of people came to take a holy bath at Triveni Sangam.

There was a stampede in Bengaluru on 4 June

The second incident took place on 4 June, when the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) team, which won the IPL, gathered at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore to celebrate the victory. Then there was a stampede in the crowd of fans standing outside the stadium and 11 people were killed, while 33 people were injured. According to eyewitnesses, during the celebration, the crowd suddenly became uncontrollable outside and inside the stadium, causing chaos.

Stampede in Jagannath Rath Yatra on 29 June

During the Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Puri, Odisha, a painful accident occurred on 29 June last month. The incident took place at around 4:30 am on Sunday morning, when the devotees gathered in large numbers to see God in front of Srigundicha temple. At the same time, there was a shock and stampede-like situation. Three people have died in this incident, while more than 50 people were injured.,

18 died at New Delhi railway station

Apart from this, there was a stampede at New Delhi railway station on 16 February 2025, in which 18 people were killed and many were injured. The incident took place due to a huge crowd of passengers going to Prayagraj Mahakumbh Mela.

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7 people have been reported to have died in a stampede that took place on the footway of Mansa Devi temple in Haridwar. There was chaos after this accident. The police administration was immediately informed about the incident. Immediately after which the local administration and relief rescue teams reached the spot. Relief work was started at the scene.

CM Pushkar Singh Dhami has expressed grief on this matter and has announced to provide financial support to the families of the deceased. CM Dhami has also given guidelines to the officials to deal with the situation. Along with this, instructions have also been given for magisterial inquiry into this matter.

CM Dhami announces compensation of compensation

While tweeting on this incident, CM Dhami wrote- “The news of the death of 6 people in the heart -ridden accident on Mansa Devi temple route of Haridwar is very sad. It is a prayer to God to give the soul of the disabled to the place and the mournful families to bear this immense sorrow. The state government will provide assistance of Rs 2-2 lakh to the families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 thousand to the injured. Along with this, instructions have been given for magisterial inquiry of the incident. “

The injured were taken to the hospital- CM Dhami

At the same time, CM Pushkar Singh Dhami said on the stampede at Mansa Devi temple in Haridwar, “A very unfortunate incident occurred near the stairs of Mansa Devi temple in Haridwar at around 9 am today. A rumor spread, due to which the stampede caused a stampede in which six people lost their lives and many others were injured. Rescue operations have been taken, rescue operations are released.

The incident occurred due to rumor of electric current

It is being told that this incident happened due to rumors of electric current. At the same time, after the accident on the way to Mansa Devi temple in Haridwar, SDRF personnel have been deployed on Mansa Devi Marg. A local person says, there is no electricity connection on this path, so how can electricity come? A devotee told that there was a crowd on the way to Mansa Devi and the second or third day of Sawan, as well as Sunday and public holiday, so the crowd increased. “

Bengaluru stampede rcb: RCB’s difficulties are increasing in the case of stampede at Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium. The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) said on Tuesday that the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is responsible for the huge crowd gathered in Bengaluru to celebrate the Indian Premier League (IPL) victory on June 4 on 4 June. 11 people were killed and many others were injured in this accident.

According to the order issued by CAT, RCB suddenly posted the celebrations on social media after winning the IPL, causing huge crowds to gather outside the stadium and the police did not get time to make necessary arrangements.

Announcement of celebration without permission
According to NDTV, the tribunal said in its order that RCB neither took any prior permission from the police nor informed them. The team suddenly shared information on social media, which led to a huge crowd of people. It was also said in the order that the police had only 12 hours, which cannot be considered enough for such a big event.

CAT defends police
CAT called the police criticism inappropriate and said, “Policemen are also humans. They are neither God, nor magicians, nor they have a lamp of Aladdin to complete any work immediately.” The tribunal admitted that the police did not have enough time due to sudden information, so they could not be convicted.

Relief to IPS officer Vikas Kumar
In this order, CAT also canceled the suspension of IPS officer Vikas Kumar Vikas. The central government suspended him two days after the accident. But the tribunal termed it wrong and said that this suspension period would be added to their service. Vikas Kumar was then Inspector General of Bangalore West Zone and Additional Commissioner of Police and was in charge of the security of the stadium.

Odisha police viral video: The video of a police officer is becoming increasingly viral on social media during the Congress protests in Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha. In this video, Additional Commissioner of Police Narasimha Bhol policemen can be heard saying that the feet of the protesters are to break, not to catch. The one who breaks the leg will get a reward.

In the viral video, the ACP pointed out with his index finger towards the round thorny wire around the barricade, saying, “If someone reaches here, break his leg. Do not catch it. Just have to break the leg. We have to break the leg. We are standing a little distance away, we will catch there. Whatever the legs will break, he will come and take the reward.”

In fact, in protest against the stampede incident in Puri, Congress and other opposition parties announced a protest in front of the Chief Minister’s residence. The police surrounded the roads with heavy security. Meanwhile, this disputed statement was recorded in the video.

Did Odisha Law Minister say?

Odisha Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan said that the stampede in Puri will be investigated by Development Commissioner Anu Garg and the report will be submitted within 30 days.

Learn how the accident happened?

During the Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Puri, a big accident took place on Sunday morning (June 29, 2025). Around 4 o’clock in the early hours, there was a stampede near the Gundicha temple, in which 3 devotees died and more than 50 people were injured. The condition of 6 of these is said to be critical. The accident took place near the Gundicha temple, about 3 km from the Jagannath temple, where there was a huge crowd to see the Nandighosh Rath of Lord Jagannath. After this, the crowd became uncontrolled and a sudden stampede occurred.

CM Mohan Charan Majhi expressed grief

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, expressing deep condolences to the accident, wrote on the X (Twitter), “I and my government personally apologize to all the devotees of Lord Jagannath. This negligence is not worth forgiven.”

Administration took this action after Puri accident

After the accident, the government has taken strict steps and the Collector and SP of Puri have been removed. Chanchal Rana has been made a new collector and Pinak Mishra has been made a new SP. At the same time, DCP and Commandant have been suspended.

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