Music concert stopped in Kasaragod after overcrowding triggered chaos
Kasaragod: Police stopped a concert after overcrowding led to chaos and discomfort among spectators here on Sunday night, officials said.
The concert, featuring Malayalam singer Hanan Shaah, was organised as part of an expo at a ground near the private bus stand.
A large crowd gathered at the venue, leading to heavy congestion, and several people experienced physical discomfort, police officials said.
Even though there were police deployed in the area, the crowd became unmanageable by around 9 pm.
According to police, around 10 individuals were taken to a nearby hospital soon after the incident.
More police reached the venue and instructed the audience to disperse to prevent further issues.
However, when many refused to leave, the concert was called off, police said.
Police later resorted to a lathi charge to disperse a section of the crowd that insisted on remaining at the spot.
Officials at Kasaragod police station said the situation is now under control and that those hospitalised are in stable condition.
#Kerala: Stampede-like chaos at Kasaragod music event, 20 hospitalised
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A music programme in Kasaragod city descended into a stampede-like situation on Sunday night, leaving around 20 people hospitalised after they reportedly fainted or experienced breathing difficulties.
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Court orders FIR against Swami Avimukteshwaranand under POCSO ACT
Prayagraj (UP) (PTI): A special POCSO court here on Saturday ordered the Jhunsi Police Station SHO to register an FIR against Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati to investigate allegations of sexual abuse of boys.
Last week, the court of Special Judge (POCSO Act) Vinod Kumar Chaurasia reserved its decision on an application filed by Ashutosh Brahmachari Maharaj and others under Section 173(4) of the BNS after examining the evidence and recording the statements of the victimised 'batooks', the boys, as they are called at the ashram, Vidya Math.
The petitioner had filed the application seeking direction for an FIR against Avimukteshwaranand under sections 69, 74, 75, 76, 79, and 109 (all related to sexual assault) of the BNS, as well as sections 3/5/9 and 17 of the POCSO Act.
The court accepted the petition and ordered the police to conduct an investigation.
"Now we will get justice," Ashutosh Brahmachari said.
"Starting today, we are organising a Sanatan Yatra from here to Vidya Math (Varanasi). We will demonstrate how children are sexually abused on the fifth floor of Vidya Math. There is ample evidence of child abuse there. We have presented all the evidence to the court and will also provide it to the police," he said.
Avimukteshwarananda has been in the headlines for his confrontation with the organisers of the Magh Mela in Prayagraj. He accused the administration he was prevented from bathing on Mauni Amavasya.
