Patna stampede toll goes up to 33, Centreseeks report

[Dinesh jain]

The toll in a stampede after the burning of the
Ravana effigy at the Gandhi Maidan here rose
to 33 on Saturday morning after the death of a
child, officials said.
"The condition of at least five seriously injured
people is critical," a district official said.
Thirty two people, including women and
children, had died in the stampede that took
place on Friday evening. Police said at least 25
people are seriously injured.
Additional Director General of Police
Gupteshwar Pandey said that a probe into the
cause of the stampede has begun.
Meanwhile, a group of slogan shouting, angry
people on Saturday protested at the
Ramghulam square near Gandhi Maidan. They
attacked and damaged half a dozen vehicles.
Police resorted to lathicharge to disperse
them.
Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi had
visited the hospital where the injured are being
treated late Friday.
According to officials of the district
administration, rumours that a live high tension
wire had fallen to the ground led to the
stampede.

Patna stampede toll goes up to 33, Centre seeks report