Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan on Thursday expressed anguish and profound grief over the death of eight people, including two women and injuries suffered by several others, in a stampede at a public meeting in Kandukur in Nellore district on Wednesday night.
The doctors at Kandukur government hospital in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday handed over the bodies of the eight persons who died during a stampede in the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) workers public meeting.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condoled the death of seven Telugu Desam Party workers in the stampede at TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu's public meeting.
According to the Metropolitan Police, the security officials were called around 9:35 pm on Thursday (local time) at the O2 Academy on Stockwell Road, SW9 following reports that a large number of people were attempting to force entry to the venue.
BJP MP from Bishnupur said that the stampede was conspired by the TMC to frame BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, who is also the Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.
Calcutta High Court on December 8 directed that West Bengal police shall not register any further FIRs against Adhikari without the court's permission.
"A blanket distribution program was arranged without seeking police permission, during which a stampede situation happened. 3 people died in it & 5 were injured. We'll investigate the matter & take action," said Asansol Commissioner of Police (CP) SK Neelakantam.
Congress General Secretary- Organisation KC Venugopal on Sunday fall down to injury during the fifth day of Madhya Pradesh's leg of Bharat Jodo Yatra in Indore.
The incident took place when the Haqeeqi March entered Wazirabad. Following the firing, there was a stampede during the march. Everyone including the PTI leaders on the container panicked.
The fire reportedly broke out around 4:30 am in the kitchen store room on the top floor of the Hotel Vrindavan Garden situated on Mathura Vrindavan Road. Two ambulances and two fire tenders were rushed to the site of the fire.