Puttur: Stampede at Ashoka Janamana event; Over 11 people fall ill
Puttur: An incident in which more than 11 people fell ill due to a stampede at a program attended by Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah took place at the Puttur taluk stadium in Dakshina Kannada district.
CM Siddaramaiah was participating in the ‘Ashoka Janamana’ event led by Puttur MLA Ashok Rai, when a stampede occurred. As a result, women and children fell ill in the incident. The sick were immediately admitted to the taluk hospital and are being treated.
Ashok Rai led the Ashoka Janamana-2025 program at the Puttur taluk stadium today (October 20), in which CM Siddaramaiah is also participating. However, due to the crowd exceeding the capacity of the stadium, a stampede occurred and people fell ill due to difficulty breathing. The sick were immediately admitted to the Puttur taluk hospital.
Those who fell ill were identified as Yogita (20), Sabha Madavu (20), Amina Patrakodi (56), Netravati Irde (37), Lilavati Kadaba (50), Vasanti Balnad (53), Kusuma (62), Ratnavati Perigeri (67), Afeela Patrakodi (20), Snehaprabha (41) and Jasila (30).
The event was planned by a trust owned by MLA Ashok Rai and was part of a program to distribute plates and clothes to people on the occasion of Diwali. CM Siddaramaiah inaugurated the program. The police department, which had earlier made appropriate arrangements, had also brought small children with them, and people were suffering due to lack of drinking water.
It has been said that proper arrangements were not made on the ground, which was muddy due to rain. Yesterday (October 19), the police department had written a letter to the event organizers, instructing them to make proper arrangements.
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