Three killed, over 20 injured in Bihar's Gopalganj stampede
Patna/IBNS/UNI: At least three people, including a child, were killed and more than 20 injured in a stampede at a Durga Puja pandal in Gopalganj district of Bihar.
Superintendent of Police Swarna Prabhat on Tuesday said that the incident took place near a crowded pandal in the Raja Dal locality of the town during the prasadam distribution.
He said people were in the queue to get the prasadam when suddenly a child fell down and two elderly women tried to protect him but in due course, the stampede broke out.
According to him, the 5-year-old child and two elderly women who tried to protect him died in the incident.
The injured were given treatment at Gopalganj Sadar Hospital.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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