Ambulances marque mode astatine Maha Kumbh Mela aft a stampede astatine Sangam ghat connected Mauni Amavasya successful Prayagraj connected January 29, 2025. (Express photograph by Chitral Khambhati)
The Karnataka authorities is overseeing the proscription of the bodies of 4 Belagavi residents who died successful the stampede astatine the Mahakumbh mela successful Prayagraj. At slightest 30 radical were killed and 60 were injured successful the calamity that occurred arsenic hundreds of thousands of devotees gathered for ‘Amrit Snan’ (holy bath) successful the Triveni Sangam connected Wednesday.
Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said that IPS serviceman Hariram Shankar, who is coordinating the question of the bodies, and Special Deputy Commissioner Harsha from Belagavi volition travel the bodies that volition beryllium brought to the authorities from Delhi connected Thursday evening.
The bodies are being transported successful 2 ambulances to Delhi, helium said.
The 4 devotees from Karnataka’s Belagavi were identified arsenic BJP idiosyncratic Jyoti Hattarwad, 50; her girl Megha Hattarwad, 16; Mahadevi Bhavanur, and Arun Koparde.
In Delhi, embalming procedures volition beryllium carried retired earlier the remains are flown to Belagavi via IndiGo formation astatine 3.20 pm. The authorities has besides arranged question for 4 accompanying household members and officials.
“As of now, determination are nary reports of different injuries oregon hospitalizations involving pilgrims from Karnataka. However, IAS serviceman Harshal Boyar, the state’s nodal officer, has been directed to instrumentality each indispensable measures to verify if immoderate much individuals from the authorities are receiving attraction successful hospitals,” the curate said.
According to the victims’ families, Jyoti Hattarwad and her girl Megha had travelled to Prayagraj connected January 26 by autobus done a backstage question agency. They were portion of a 13-member question group.
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