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7 Arrested Including Puja Committee Secretary Over Chorbagan Stampede
- •A suo motu case has been registered at the Girish Park police station regarding the tragic stampede incident in Chorbagan.
- •Seven individuals including puja committee secretary Rajkumar Sewda and vice-president Shantanu Dubey have been arrested.
- •The death toll in the incident has risen to 19, with 25 others currently injured and receiving medical care.
- •The state government has announced a compensation of 25 lakh rupees and a government job for the families of each deceased person.
- •Injured victims will receive 5 lakh rupees each, and the state government will bear all of their medical expenses.
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A case has been registered at the Girish Park police station against the organizers and others under sections 105, 110, and 3(5) of the BNS. Police have arrested seven individuals, including the puja committee secretary, vice-president, and personnel responsible for crowd control and bamboo structure construction.
The state government announced that the families of the deceased will receive 25 lakh rupees along with a government job, while each injured person will be given 5 lakh rupees with all medical costs fully covered. Additionally, the Prime Minister announced an ex-gratia of 2 lakh rupees for the families of the deceased and 50,000 rupees for the injured.
The state government proposed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the incident and plans to write to the High Court Chief Justice requesting an inquiry supervised by a sitting judge rather than a retired one. Furthermore, the administration is also investigating a potential conspiracy angle behind the tragedy.
