Sunday, May 02, 2010

Stampede at Dera Sacha Sauda, 5 Women die on the spot

Stampede at Dera Sacha Sauda, 5 Women die on the spot.

SIRSA NEWS ( www.SirsaNews.com )

02 May, 2010

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Late night celebrations to mark the foundation day of the Dera Sacha Sauda in Sirsa on 29th April turned into a nightmare when devotees, reportedly numbering over a lakh, started running pell-mell reportedly following a dust storm, leaving five women dead and several others injured on Thursday.

Mr. YS Khyalia Deputy Commissioner Sirsa, informed newsmen that the incident took place outside Gate No 3 around midnight in which five women devotees were killed and two persons, including a woman, sustained injuries. He added that the injured are being treated in Dera Hospital and they are out of danger.

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