Jodhpur temple stampede – terrorists do not need to strike, just spread the rumor
Media Release
Oct. 1, 2008

At least 147 people have been killed and over 425 injured in a major stampede at the Chamunda Devi Temple in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, where devotees had gathered in large numbers on the occasion of the start of Navaratri. According to eyewitnesses there was a scramble on the narrow two-km path for gaining entry into the temple.

The casualties were mostly men as the stampede occurred in the queue meant for them while the queue for women and children was largely unaffected. Some devotees slipped on the slope of the temple path, others started falling on each other causing the stampede. A majority of those killed died due to suffocation. The shrine is in the Mehrangarh Fort run by the erstwhile Jodhpur royal family. The District Collector of Jodhpur, Naresh Pal Gangwar said a ramp inside the temple collapsed, which led to the stampede.

"In the temple inside the palace, there is a ramp, on which there is a slope. People started pushing each other, and stampede began. Some people died due to suffocation. The injured have been rushed to all hospitals nearby," Gangwar said. Rajasthan Director General of Police KS Bains said that an investigation has been ordered into the tragic incident. "It is being inquired. There were a large number of devotees and early morning there was a power failure. That is the cause of stampede. Some people slipped because of which there was a stampede," Bains said. He also clarified that that was no bomb scare which led to the stampede. "There is no bomb blast rumours and police was deployed in full strength. Most of the dead are male," he said. A police official, however, said there is difficulty in giving the exact figures as most of the people have taken the dead bodies of their near and dear ones fearing post-mortem.

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