Sabarimala stampede: 40 injured
Sabarimala (Kerala): At least 40 pilgrims were
injured, three of them seriously, in a stampede at the Sabarimala temple on
Sunday, 25th December 2016 night after a barricade gave way in the
huge rush, authorities said.
State Devasom Minister Kadakampally Surendran said
that the situation has been brought under control. “All the medical attention
is being given to the injured and the situation is fully under control,”
Surendran told reporters at the temple.
According to the temple authorities, with Monday,
26th December being a key day in the two-month-long Sabarimala
festival, there was an unprecedented rush of devotees on Sunday and the
incident occurred when the sanctum santorum of the temple was opened late
Sunday evening.
To control the
crowd, police had set up barricades but on account of the huge rush, the
barricade broke and caused a stampede, in which the pilgrims got injured.
The temple authorities swung into action and the
injured were moved to the local hospital while the three who suffered serious
injuries have been moved to the Kottayam Medical College hospital.
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