Stampede

Stampede

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Karur tragedy: What we know so far about Thalapathy Vijay's rally and the deadly stampede

The Tamil Nadu government announced compensation of Rs10 lakh per affected family.

A badge with picture of Vijay, actor and politician, lies amid footwears and other belongings left by attendees at the site of a stampede incident during an election campaign rally held by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam party, in Karur district of Tamil Nadu, India, September 28, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Priyanshu Singh

India police file case against actor-politician Vijay's party after stampede kills 39

Two participants died in stampedes while several others were injured after a bridge collapsed during an Eid-e-Miladunnabi procession, called Jashn-e-Julus, in Chattogram’s Muradpur on 6 September, 2025. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin

2 dead in stampedes, several injured in bridge collapse at Ctg Eid-e-Miladunnabi procession

People gather to celebrate Royal Challengers Bengaluru's first Indian Premier League (IPL) title win, outside a cricket stadium in Bengaluru, India, 4 June 2025. Photo: Reuters

Seven dead in stampede outside India's Bengaluru cricket stadium, TV channels say

The stampede occurred on Friday night during the annual Shri Lairai Zatra festival in Shirgao village, which is popular for its events including fire-walking. Photo: Collected

Six killed, dozens injured in India temple stampede

Devotees wait to enter a railway station as they leave after attending the "Maha Kumbh Mela", or the Great Pitcher Festival, a day after a deadly stampede, in Prayagraj, India, January 30, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo

Major stampedes in India over the years

A large crowd at New Delhi Railway Station on Saturday evening. Photo: Hindustan Times

At least 15 dead after stampede at New Delhi train station

A satellite image shows a crowd of people along banks of Yamuna river, following a stampede at the "Maha Kumbh Mela" or the Great Pitcher Festival in Prayagraj, India, 29 January 2025. Photo: Reuters

Millions of Hindus take 'holy dip' a day after fatal stampede in India

A Hindu devotee holds his son as they leave after a deadly stampede before the second "Shahi Snan" (royal bath) at the "Maha Kumbh Mela", or the Great Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, India, January 29, 2025. REUTERS/Sharafat Ali

Bodies, clothes, bags lie on ground after stampede at mass Hindu gathering in India

Security personnel assist a person after a stampede before the second "Shahi Snan" (grand bath) at the "Kumbh Mela" or the Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, previously known as Allahabad, India, January 29, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Sharafat Ali

Dozens killed in India's Kumbh festival stampede

Police personnel try to control the crowd as hundreds of devotees jostle for tickets for Vaikunta Dwara Darshanam when a stampede broke out at Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple on Tirumala Hills, in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, Wednesday, Photo: PTI via Hindustan Times

6 die in stampede at India’s Tirupati during distribution of tokens to offer prayers

Relatives mourn the death of stampede victims Kamlesh Jatav, 22, and her seven-month-old daughter in Daunkeli village, Hathras district, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, July 3, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo

India stampede: main organiser of religious event surrenders to police

Chedilal and Rajkumari relatives of a stampede victim Ruby, mourn next to her body, outside a hospital in Hathras district of the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, July 3, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

India stampede: Death toll rises to 121; FIR filed against congregation organisers