Tragedy due to suffocation: Patna district administration
6 Oct 2014 4:47 AM IST
Facing flak for the stampede at Gandhi maidan that left 33 dead and 29 injured, Patna district administration today denied lapses and said the tragedy ‘seems to be result of suffocation’ due to the huge gathering of people for Dusshera celebrations. ‘People appear to have died due to suffocation,’ District Magistrate Manish Kumar Verma told reporters at Patna Medical College and Hospital. SSP Manu Maharaj echoing him attributed the tragedy to ‘asphyxiation’.
‘CCTV footage shows movement of a huge mass of people and there is no clear picture of stampede visible in the footage ... The deaths seems to have happened due to suffocation,’ he said. ‘Some people are seen falling and others picking them up ... Light was dim as the high mast light was not functioning near Ramgulam chowk... CCTV footage due to poor light is not conclusive,’ the SSP said.
‘CCTV footage shows movement of a huge mass of people and there is no clear picture of stampede visible in the footage ... The deaths seems to have happened due to suffocation,’ he said. ‘Some people are seen falling and others picking them up ... Light was dim as the high mast light was not functioning near Ramgulam chowk... CCTV footage due to poor light is not conclusive,’ the SSP said.
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