Ten injured in stampede in Bengal

Baharampore, Feb 24 (UNI) At least ten people, two of them women, were injured in a stampede here in Murshidabad district today.

Police said the incident occurred when a large number of people tried to enter the field to have a glimpse of the armament, which were on display.

Police were forced to resort to a lathicharge to control the swelling crowd, who poured in from every nook and cranny of the district from late last night for an entry into the field.

The injured have been hospitalised.

Details were awaited.

UNI