In Bihar, at least ten persons including 6 women were killed and over a dozen injured in a stampede last night that broke out during a ritual at a Durga temple in Banka district on the occasion of 'Navratri' festival.The Director General of Police, Neelmani told AIR that around 30,000 devotees had thronged the temple at Tildiha village under Sambhuganj police station area for offering prayers and sacrificing goats when the stampede occurred. The injured have been admitted to the local hospitals.
News On AIR | October 17, 2010 10:08 AM
10 dead in stampede on Navaratri in Bihar