Thirty two persons were killed including 10 children in the stampede incident after Dussehra celebration at Exhibition Road in Patna. AIR correspondent reports that the incident occured Friday night after people were returning from the Dussehra celebration at the Gandhi Maidan.

Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi visited the injured in the hospital late Friday night and took stock of the situation. He announced that State Home Secretary and Additional Director General of Police will investigate the stampede incident.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to Bihar Chief Minister and is understood to have sought a report from the state government on the incident.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the loss of life in the stampede. He has sanctioned 2 lakh rupees ex-gratia for the next of kin of the deceased from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund and fifty thousand rupees for the critically injured.

State Government has announced three lakh rupees each for the next of those killed. Congress President Sonia Gandhi has also expressed shock and grief over the casualties in the stampede.
A control room has been set up with the telephone number 0612-2219810.