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Woman dies in crowd crush at Bareilly saree event
Madhu Singh, 45, died after an alleged crowd crush at a saree distribution event organised by Bareilly Mayor Umesh Gautam and his son's foundation ahead of Raksha Bandhan. Her family said she…
Madhu Singh, 45, died after an alleged crowd crush at a saree distribution event organised by Bareilly Mayor Umesh Gautam and his son's foundation ahead of Raksha Bandhan. Her family said she was injured during a rush at the mela ground of Bareilly Club and later died at Mission Hospital. They alleged they were told late about her condition and that she could have been taken to a military hospital sooner.
Local officials said they had no prior information about the event. District Magistrate Avanish Singh said he had not received any complaint, and SP City Manush Parik said the programme was private and police were not informed in advance. Eyewitnesses said women pushed forward to receive gifts, leading to a crush. The mayor maintained the event was smooth with no disorder.
Singh's last rites were performed at Gulab Bari cremation ground on Friday. The family has demanded an investigation into the incident.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The Bareilly case mirrors past stampede deaths at poorly planned public distribution events in UP, where political gift-giving often bypasses crowd control protocols. The core issue is not who informed whom, but that no permission was sought and no safety plan was required for a gathering of this scale. Under the UP Police Act and the Disaster Management Act, organisers must file a prior application and deploy crowd management measures. Without a mandate to register private mela events, the administration can claim ignorance after the fact. The next step is whether the family files a formal complaint, which would force a magisterial inquiry and set a precedent for mandatory event registrations.
The next step is whether the family files a formal complaint, which would force a magisterial inquiry and set a precedent for mandatory event registrations.
Source: indiatoday.in
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