According to police, more than 10 thousand devotees had gathered at the Sri Venkateswara temple to celebrate Ekadashi. When a group of devotees attempted to enter the temple from the exit point, chaos ensued, and the situation quickly transformed into a stampede, leading to deaths and injuries.
Transferring the case to the CBI, the apex court kept under suspension a one-man judicial inquiry commission constituted by the DMK government, within hours of the tragedy struck, and the Special Investigation Team (SIT) ordered by a single Judge of Madras High Court on October 3.
Justice N Senthilkumar on Friday had ordered the constitution of the SIT headed by senior IPS officer and North Zone Inspector General Asra Garg, pulling up the state police for inaction.
He called the BJP-led Union Government as anti-federal with a motto of dismantling States by depriving them of their legitimate rights and welfare.
In the wake of the ghastly stampede at Karur which snuffed the lives of 41 people, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president MK Stalin on Monday said the state government would come up with rules and guidelines for political rallies and public events.
Six devotees died and 26 others were injured in a stampede at Mansadevi Temple in Haridwar on Sunday morning. The injured were rushed to the hospital.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed deep sadness over the loss of lives in a stampede on the route to Mansa Devi Temple in Haridwar, Uttarakhand.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has ordered a magisterial inquiry.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said SDRF, local police, and other rescue teams are engaged in relief and rescue operations.
In the vast and intricate tapestry of Indian society, public gatherings are an essential and ancient feature. From the spiritual melas on the banks of the Ganga to spirited political rallies, from justice-seeking protest marches to exuberant street celebrations, India conducts much of its public life in the open, surrounded by vast crowds.
