Stampede at music festival in Southern India kills four people
nme.comTimes of India, are said to be in a critical condition.The audience had gathered to watch a performance by noted Bollywood singer, Nikhitha Gandhi.
By 7pm, crowds were waiting for the performance to start at an auditorium on the university campus.According to reports, the stampede took pace when it started to rain and some outside the venue started to rush into the auditorium to take shelter.A faculty at the university reported: “The entry to the programme was restricted with passes.
But students and others who didn’t have pass also gathered in the campus premises. Suddenly, rain lashed out and the people thronging outside the auditorium barged into the auditorium.
This led to the stampede,” (via Times of India).Some trying to get in reportedly slipped and fell on the steps leading to a single entry and exit gate.
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