113 killed in stampede in Chamunda Devi temple
113 people were killed in a stampede in the Chamunda temple.
By PTI |
JODHPUR: At least 89 people were killed and about 100 people injured in a major stampede in the Chamunda Devi temple at the start of Navaratra festival here on Tuesday.
The reason for the stampede at the temple in a hillock in the famous Jodhpur Fort was not known. Of the 40 dead, 30 bodies were brought to Mahatma Gandhi Hospital and the remaining 10 to Mathura Das Hospital here, Divisional Commissioner Kiran Soni Gupta said.
The devotees in huge number, especially women, had gathered at the temple from early this morning in view of the Navratra festival starting from Tuesday.
The reason for the stampede at the temple in a hillock in the famous Jodhpur Fort was not known. Of the 40 dead, 30 bodies were brought to Mahatma Gandhi Hospital and the remaining 10 to Mathura Das Hospital here, Divisional Commissioner Kiran Soni Gupta said.
The devotees in huge number, especially women, had gathered at the temple from early this morning in view of the Navratra festival starting from Tuesday.
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