The Kerala State Human Rights Commission (KSHRC) has asked the Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) administration to file a report within two weeks after investigating the circumstances under which the tech fest stampede took place, which left four students dead and around
Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) Vice Chancellor Dr PG Sankaran on Monday informed that a three-member committee has been formed to investigate the tech fest stampede incident in which four students died and several students were left injured.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday paid his last respects to Sara Thomas, the student who died in a stampede during a tech-fest at Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) in Kochi on Saturday.
Union Minister V Muraleedharan expressed grief over the loss of four lives in a stampede at the Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) and alleged that there was a serious lapse on the part of the organisers at the event.
Singer Nikhita Gandhi expressed her grief over the stampede that took place during her concert at Cochin University's annual festival, leaving four persons dead.
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan spoke to the Vice Chancellor of Cochin University and took stock of the stampede incident during a tech fest that claimed four lives and left several others injured.
The Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly, VD Satheesan, confirmed on Sunday that it was a stampede that claimed four lives and left several others injured in Cochin University and demanded an investigation into the matter.
The stampede happened during a music tech festival at the CUSAT on Saturday evening. Apart from four deaths, over 50 people were also injured, some of whom are critical.
Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) M R Ajith Kumar called the incident a 'freak accident' and said that the sudden rains in the area drove the huge crowd of students to the stampede since all of the students tried to take cover from the rainfall.
Vice Chancellor of CUSAT, PG Sankaran, said, "As part of Tech Fest, a musical programme was also organised. Unfortunately, the crowd was huge and there was rain. The steps created some problems and some students fell down. The number of people injured I can only tell tomorrow. More than 2