Click it and Unblock the Notifications
Just In
Don't Miss
-
1:10 Stock Split: 1 Rs 980 Smallcap Has Split Into Ten Shares; Check Out New Price Level, Fundamentals! -
Kamada Ekadashi 2024 Wishes: Greetings, Messages, Texts, Images, Twitter Status And Instagram Captions -
Who Won Yesterday's IPL Match 33? PBKS vs MI, IPL 2024 on April 17: Mumbai Indians Escape Last-Ditched Fight by Punjab Kings To Win -
Do Aur Do Pyaar OTT Release Date & Platform: When & Where To Watch Vidya Balan’s Film After Theatrical Run? -
Aprilia RS 457 Accessories: A Detailed Look At The Prices -
Karnataka SSLC Result 2024 Soon, Know How to Check Through Website, SMS and Digilocker -
Nothing Ear, Ear a With ANC, Up to 42.5 Hours of Battery Launched; Check Price and Availability -
Telangana's Waterfall: A Serene Escape Into Nature's Marvels
West Bengal: Six dead, several injured in Gangasagar fair stampede
The stampede occurred around 5pm at jetty number 5 of Kachuberia ghats in South24 Parganas district.
Six persons died and several others were injured in a stampede at Kachuberia during Gangasagar fair in West Bengal on Sunday, said reports.
The stampede occurred around 5pm at jetty number 5 of Kachuberia ghats in South24 Parganas district. The stampede is said to occurred at jetty number 5 while people were trying to get on a boat.
(Gangasagar) West Bengal: Stampede in Gangasagar fair, 1 dead. More details awaited pic.twitter.com/wp1fCKsPUf
— ANI (@ANI_news) January 15, 2017
According to reports, NDRF teams and the local police have reached the spot for relief and rescue operations. Some 16 lakh pilgrims had gathered on Makar Sankranti to take a holy dip in the Ganges on Saturday.
The pilgrims were trying to get on to a Kolkata-bound vessel from Gangasagar ghat on Sunday afternoon when the incident happened.
OneIndia News
