Maha Kumbh Stampede: Judicial Commission asked sharp questions!
Investigation has started on how the stampede happened at Sangam Nose at 1 am before the Amrit Snan of Mauni Amavasya in maha Kumbh and what were the arrangements made by the administration. On friday, the team of the Judicial Commission reached the spot to investigate the accident, took stock of the entire situation. During this, the team saw the CCTV footage installed on the spot and talked to the fair area officials. After this, the team of the Judicial Commission met the injured admitted in SRN Hospital and tried to find out the reason for the stampede.
CM yogi adityanath has constituted a judicial commission under the chairmanship of retired Justice Harsh Kumar of allahabad High court to investigate the stampede. Which includes retired IPS VK Gupta and retired IPS Dinesh Kumar Singh. As per the scheduled time, the team of the Judicial Commission reached the stampede place in maha Kumbh on friday afternoon and also saw the barricading after which the crowd started running away and climbed on the devotees waiting for Brahma Muhurta on the banks of Sangam. After which the situation went out of control.
The judicial commission also talked to the officials and eyewitnesses posted on the spot and asked from which direction the crowd was coming and where it was being sent. How many people were present there at that time. What arrangements were made for the arrival and departure of the devotees. What preparations were made in view of the crowd. How many people were there in the crowd when it came from behind towards Sangam Nose at one o'clock in the morning? After this, the officials also met the injured admitted in the hospital and tried to know about the situation from them.
The judicial commission asked these sharp questions
- It was already estimated that ten crore people would come on Mauni Amavasya, so what preparations were made to avoid stampede?
- What emergency plans were made to control the accident when the crowd gathered and how many were implemented?
- What arrangements were made for the return of the crowd after the Mauni Amavasya bath?
- Which officers were deployed at the entry point and the routes leading to Sangam with CCTV cameras?
- How many emergency plans were implemented, what immediate steps were taken?
- From which direction was the crowd coming and what preparations were made for the return of the crowd?
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