Magisterial inquiry to be carried out into stampede at temple competition: Goa CM

Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant on 3 Could, Saturday stated a magisterial inquiry can be carried out into the stampede at a temple competition in North Goa, through which no less than six individuals have been killed and greater than 70 others injured.

The incident occurred round 3:00 a.m. on Saturday at Sree Lairai Devi temple in Shirgao village, about 40 km from Panaji. The stampede broke out as 1000’s of devotees thronged the slender lanes to the temple for the annual competition.

Sawant visited the state-run North Goa District Hospital in Mapusa, the place among the injured have been admitted. Later, he additionally visited the location of the stampede.