Rush For Coconut Prasad Causes Stampede In Madhya Pradesh, 17 Injured
NDTV
Three devotees sustained fractures, and others were discharged from the hospital after primary treatment.
Seventeen devotees were injured after a stampede broke out during the distribution of coconuts at a Ram Katha (Hindu religious programme) in the Bina town of Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district on Sunday. Seventeen devotees were injured after a stampede broke out during the distribution of coconuts at a Ram Katha in Bina @ndtv@ndtvindiapic.twitter.com/E3dgeOGroz
Rush for getting coconuts after the main event triggered the stampede injuring 17 devotees. Three devotees sustained fractures, and others were discharged from the hospital after primary treatment.
"There was a proper arrangement for everything and the chaos was caused because of a few people who were trying to get their families to jump the queue without caring for the guardrails," the vent organising committee's volunteer Akash Rajput said.
