Lok Sabha Question No. 3327 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-06
Subject: Stampede Cases
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: NINONG ERING

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3327

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 06 TH  DECEMBER, 2016/ AGRAHAYANA 15, 1938 (SAKA)

STAMPEDE CASES

3327. SHRI NINONG ERING:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether several incidents of stampede have been reported from various parts of the country;

(b) if so, the total number of persons killed/injured separately during each of the last  three  years  and  the  current  year,  gender,  area  and  State-wise  including  in Varanasi; and

(c)  the  corrective  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  check  such  incidents  in future and provide training to police personnel on crowd management along with the advisories issued to the States and police departments in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a) & (b) Based on the available information,  the details of the incidents of stampede  including  persons  killed  and  injured,    in  different  parts  of  the country including in Varanasi are provided at Annexure.

(c) As per the VII Schedule to the Constitution of India, 'public order' and 'police' are state subjects. The State Governments concerned are primarily responsible for maintenance of law and order in the places of high public

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## LS.US.Q.No.3327 FOR 06.12.2016

gatherings and providing training to police personnel. However, the Central Government  issues  advisories  to  State  Governments/UT  Administrations from time to time with regard to crowd management and to ensure security and  safety  of  the  people  visiting  such  places.  A  detailed  advisory  was issued  to  all  States/UTs  on  01-10-2008  emphasizing  the  need  to  manage large  gatherings  and  suggesting  measures  such  as  allowing  manageable number of persons to visit the temples, shrines, etc. at a particular time; proper access control procedure/system at every entry/exist point; establishing  sound  alert  system;  regular  training  of  staff  in  evaluation procedures'  etc.  Crowd  control  and  management  is  part  of  basic  police training  for  all  ranks  in  the  police  force.  The  State  Governments/UT Administrations  are  required  to  constantly  upgrade  training  syllabus  and methodology relating to crowd control and management.

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## ANNEXURE

## Details of incidents of stampede during last three years and current year

|   Sl. No. | Date           | Place of Stampede and State                                        |   No. of Person s Killed |   No. of Persons Injured | Cause of the stampede                                                                                                                                                   |
|-----------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      2013 | 2013           | 2013                                                               |                     2013 |                     2013 | 2013                                                                                                                                                                    |
|         1 | 10 th February | Allahabad Railway Station, Allahabad(Uttar Pradesh)                |                       37 |                       43 | Stampede took place due to overcrowding on the over bridge between two platforms.                                                                                       |
|         2 | 10 th March    | Lodheshwar temple, PS Ramnagar, district Barabanki (Uttar Pradesh) |                       02 |                       05 | Stampede occurred due to heavy rush on the occasion of 'Mahashivratri'.                                                                                                 |
|         3 | 4-5 th October | Tuljabhawani temple, PS Tuljapur, district Osmanabad (Maharashtra) |                       01 |                       17 | Stampede occurred when Police tried to control the pilgrims.                                                                                                            |
|         4 | 13 th October  | Ratangarh district Datia (Madhya Pradesh)                          |                      121 |                      150 | Stampede and drowning in river Sindh occurred following an alleged rumour about damage to the railing of a bridge.                                                      |
|      2014 | 2014           | 2014                                                               |                     2014 |                     2014 | 2014                                                                                                                                                                    |
|         1 | 18 th January  | Malabar Hills area, Mumbai (Maharashtra)                           |                       18 |                       59 | Stampede occurred due to rush among followers who had assembled to pay last respects to Dr. Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, Head Priest of Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community. |
|         2 | 4 th February  | PS Pratappur district Surajpur(Chhattisgarh)                       |                       08 |                       01 | Due to collapse of 'Bildwar Gufa' (Lord Shiva cave), many devotees were buried alive, of whom eight were found dead.                                                    |
|         3 | 4 th August    | PS Singur, district Hooghly (West Bengal)                          |                       01 |                       36 | Stampede occurred while crossing the Railway gate at Kamarkundu by the pilgrims (devotees of Tarakeshwar Shiv Temple).                                                  |
|         4 | 25 th August   | Chitrakoot area, district Satna(Madhya Pradesh)                    |                       10 |                       10 | Stampede occurred at Kamathgiri temple.                                                                                                                                 |
|         5 | 3 rd October   | Exhibition Road, district Patna (Bihar)                            |                       33 |                       29 | Stampede occurred among spectators of Dussehra celebration near Sir Ram                                                                                                 |

|      |                |                                                                               |      | were                                                           | Gulam Chowk while they returning from Gandhi Maidan.                                                               |
|------|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    6 | 3 rd October   | Devaragattu village, PS Holagunda, district Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh)          | 01   | 42                                                             | Stampede occurred during traditional mock-fight on the occasion of 'Banni Festival' in Male                        |
|    7 | 4 th October   | Jagdalpur, district Bastar (Chhattisgarh)                                     | 01   | 01                                                             | Stampede occurred during Dussehra chariot pulling ceremony near Maa Danteswari temple.                             |
| 2015 | 2015           | 2015                                                                          | 2015 | 2015                                                           | 2015                                                                                                               |
|    1 | 4 th April     | Allahabad district, Sangam area, PS Daraganj (Uttar Pradesh)                  | 00   | 08 Stampede occurred at Hanuman Temple on occasion of Jayanti. | Bade the Hanuman                                                                                                   |
|    2 | 14 th July     | East Godavari district (Andhra Pradesh)                                       | 27   | 44                                                             | Stampede occurred due to heavy rush to enter ghat of river on the occasion of Godavari Mahapushkaram.              |
|    3 | 18 th July     | Puri District, near Marichikot Square (Odisha)                                | 02   | 06                                                             | Stampede occurred during pulling of chariot of Lord Balabhadra on the occasion of Jaganath Rath Yatra celebration. |
|    4 | 10 th August   | Deoghar district, near Belabagan (Jharkhand)                                  | 10   | 30                                                             | Stampede occurred when people started trying to jump queue inorder to get closer to the Baidyanathdham temple      |
|    5 | 18 th October  | Deshopriya Park, PS Lake, Kolkata (W. B.)                                     | 00   | 22                                                             | Stampede occurred in Durga Puja pandal                                                                             |
| 2016 | 2016           | 2016                                                                          | 2016 | 2016                                                           | 2016                                                                                                               |
|    1 | 5 th May       | Simhastha Kumbh, Ujjain                                                       | 06   | 40                                                             | Incident occurred due to uprooting of 'pandals' by thunderstorms and lightening.                                   |
|    2 | 9 th September | Malad, Mumbai, Maharashtra                                                    | -    | 4 a                                                            | Stampede occurred during recruitment drive in INS Hamla                                                            |
|    3 | 9 th October   | Kansiram Smarak Sthal Old Jail Road, Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)                  | 2    | 23                                                             | Stampede occurred during a rally of BSP                                                                            |
|    4 | 15 th October  | Baba Jai Guru Dev near Malviya Bridge, PS Ram nagar, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) | 25   | 80                                                             | Stampede took place during a 'Shobha Yatra'.                                                                       |