Varanasi stampede: UP CM suspends 5 cops

The incident took place in Ramnagar area of Varanasi on Saturday when thousands of followers of Jai Gurudev were proceeding towards Domri village here for the two-day samagam. Police said on Sunday that they were working on various theories that led to the stampede that claimed 25 lives. Earlier police had claimed that the organiser took permission for the gathering of 3000 people but surprisingly, the crowd swelled up to over one lakh leading to major chaos and stampede like situation. 

However, eye witnesses say that the rumour started about collapse of the bridge after a person fell in the river just when a train passed through the bridge. Only 14 of the deceased have been identified so far. Over 50 injured including 3 in critical condition were getting treatment at different hospitals in the Varanasi city.

Meanwhile, Yadav tweeted that the Superintendent of police city Sudhakar Yadav, SP (Traffic) Kamal Kishore, Circle Officer (CO) Rahul Misra and in charge of Ram Nagar and Mughalsarai police station were suspended for gross negligence leading to deaths.