32 people killed and several injured in stampede at Dusssehra event in Patna: Bihar Home Secretary Amir Subhani.
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) October 3, 2014
PM Narendra Modi sanctions Rs 2 lakh for next of kin of those killed in Patna stampede, speaks to Bihar CM Jitan Ram Manjhi.
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) October 3, 2014
25 people dead in stampede at Gandhi Maidan in #Patna during #Dusshera celebrations.
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) October 3, 2014
Patna Stampede: 25 ppl are dead as of now-Manish Verma,DM pic.twitter.com/Krpt9bIBxP
— ANI (@ANI_news) October 3, 2014
News reports are suggesting that the stampede took place at 7:05 pm as a crowd of over 50,000 people, which had gathered to watch the event, tried to exit from the solitary gate open on the southern end of the maidan.
Sad human tragedy at Patna Dussehra stampede. Condolences.
— Dr. S.Y. Quraishi (@DrSYQuraishi) October 3, 2014
गाँधीमैदान भगदड़ की घटना प्रशासनिक चूक का मामला लगता है। दोषी अधिकारीयों पर सख़्त कार्रवाई होनी चाहिये।हम पुरे घटनाक्रम पर नज़र बनाये हुए है
— Lalu Prasad Yadav (@laluprasadrjd) October 3, 2014
Terrible news from Patna RT @htTweets: At least 25 dead,15 others criticially injured in a stampede at Gandhi Maidan pic.twitter.com/vjkmhv4Ff6
— Ishna (@ishipj) October 3, 2014
Heart felt condolences on the tragic stampede in Patna on the eve of Durga Puja resulting in the death of a large number of people.
— Shakeel Ahmad (@Ahmad_Shakeel) October 3, 2014
Very sad that till now 32 people have died in stampede during Ravana
Badh in Patna.Police lack the skill of crowd management.
— Sushil Kumar Modi (@SushilModi) October 3, 2014
Deaths due to stampede at dusshera site in patna is extremely unfortunate. Heartfelt condolences to bereaved families
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) October 3, 2014