CM Pramod Sawant announces inquiry into Goa temple stampede

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant announced that an inquiry will be conducted into the temple stampede in North Goa in which six people lost their lives in the wee hours of the day and said the probe report will be made public reported news agency PTISawant visited the Goa temple stampede site at Sree Lairai Devi Temple in Shirgao village hours after the incidentSix people were killed and several others sustained injuries after a stampede broke out during the annual festival at the temple around 3 amTalking to reporters at the site Sawant said I have asked for a detailed inquiry into the incident We will make the report publicHe said precautions would be taken in the future for all temple festivals in the state to prevent such incidents reported PTISawant said he visited North Goa District Hospital in Mapusa town in the early morning after he found out about the Goa temple stampede reported PTIEarlier in the day Sawant tweeted that he had received a call from Prime Minister Narendra Modi who offered his full supportAt least six persons were killed and 30 sustained injuries after a stampede broke out during a temple festival at a village in North Goa in the wee hours of Saturday officials saidThe incident occurred around 3 am at Sree Lairai Devi temple in Shirgao village around 40 km away from Panaji a police official saidHe said a stampede broke out as thousands of devotees thronged the narrow lanes to the temple for the annual festivalTalking to PTI Director General of Police Alok Kumar said six people were killed while several others were undergoing treatment in different hospitals of the stateAt least 30000 to 40000 people had gathered for the festival and some were standing on a slope A few persons fell on the slope causing others to fall on each other the official saidHe said 40 to 50 people fell on the slope resulting in the Goa temple stampede which was confined to that spotThousands of devotees from Goa Maharashtra and Karnataka attend the annual festival at the templeGoa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant visited the injured at the North Goa district hospitalSawant in a post on X said he had received a call from Prime Minister Narendra Modi who offered his full supportDeeply saddened by the tragic stampede at the Lairai Zatra in Shirgaon this morning I visited the hospital to meet the injured and assured all possible support to the affected families I am personally monitoring the situation to ensure that every necessary measure is being taken he wroteHonble Prime Minister Shri narendramodi ji spoke with me and took detailed stock of the situation offering his full support during this difficult timeWith inputs from PTIatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params