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'Carelessness of authorities caused Junagadh stampede'

'Carelessness of authorities caused Junagadh stampede'

Rediff.com21 Feb 2012

All the sadhus have unanimously put the blame squarely on the police and district administration for Sunday night's gruesome tragedy in which seven persons were killed and 50-odd were injured in a stampede near Bhavnath at the foothills of Mount Girnar in Junagadh during the Mahashivaratri Mela.

IMAGES: Tragedy unfolds at Junagadh Mahashivaratri fair

IMAGES: Tragedy unfolds at Junagadh Mahashivaratri fair

Rediff.com20 Feb 2012

Six pilgrims, including three women and a toddler, were killed on the spot and at least 100 were injured in a stampede in the sacred Mahashivaratri Mela in Junagadh on Sunday night. The toll mounted to seven on Monday morning when one of those injured died at a government hospital in the town.