Two Women Killed In Puri Rath Yatra Stampede

18 July, Puri (Odisha)

Two women were killed and 10 other people were injured in a stampede during the Rath Yatra in Odisha’s temple city of Puri on Saturday, police said.

The stampede occurred during the pulling of the chariots of the deities — Lord Jagannath, Balaram and Subhadra — between the Balagandi Chhaks and Hindi School square.
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“We came to know from hospital sources that one woman, about 65 years old, was killed while some have sustained serious injuries, Later another woman died in the incident. Director General of Police Sanjeev Marik.

The police chief said two critically injured people were taken to the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, while the others were taken to a hospital in Puri.

Meanwhile Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed grief over the incident and said that State Government would bear the treatment cost of the injureds.
The Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan and Senior BJP Leader Bijoy Mohapatra also expressed their grief over the incident.