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| Al least 104 killed, over 40 injure |
| Al least 104 killed, over 40 injured in Sabarimala stampede
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| INDIA
, 15-January-2011
1:15:53 AM |
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At least 104 Sabarimala devotees were killed and over 40 injured in a stampede when a jeep crashed into homebound pilgrims at Pulmedu in Kerala's Idukki district, in the worst tragedy to strike the worshippers of the famed shrine in a decade.
Kerala Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said the toll in the stampede that took place last night has climbed to 104.
"The pilgrims were coming to catch a bus when there was a stampede at Pulmedu. This resulted in the death of 104 people, while more than 40 were injured," Balakrishnan, who is in Kolkata for the CPI(M) politburo meeting, told reporters.
Out of the dead, only 54 have been identified so far and they belong to Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, he said.
"The inquest and post-mortem will be done today of the identified bodies," the minister said.
State DGP Jacob Punnoose said over 50 bodies have been identified so far. They are mostly from the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, he said. Eighteen of the dead hailed from Tamil Nadu, 12 from Karnataka and two each from Andhra Pradesh and Kerala.
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