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147 died in stampede at Jodhpur

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October 1st, 2008 · No Comments

About 147 people died and more than 55 were injured in a tragic stampede at the Chamunda temple situated on the premises of the famous Mehrangarh fort in Jodhpur at around 6.15 a.m. this morning.

Over 10,000 had turned up at the Chamunda Devi temple in Jodhpur’s Mehrangarh Fort for a darshan. The temple gates had opened earlier than usual on Tuesday morning, at 3.45 am.

A recent decision to have a separate queue for women and children proved fortuitous.

Things went smoothly for about two hours. Then, suddenly, some people began pushing forward. A barricade broke, opening up more space on the 8-ft-widepath. Seeing the widened approach, people began jumping the queue, and suddenly everything started going wrong.

A few people fell down and were crushed under the feet of rushing devotees. The news, as it trickled down, got twisted. Someone mentioned a bomb, and all hell broke loose. Panic-stricken people started running in the opposite direction, pushing, trampling. A toll that may have been contained to single digits kept shooting up with every push, every desperate shove.
 
The Chief Minister, Ms Vasundhara Raje, announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the deceased and Rs 50,000 for the injured victims. She has also ordered a judicial inquiry.

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