Shirgaon (Goa), May 03, 2025 (ANI): A stampede broke out at the Sree Devi Lairai temple during the annual Shri Lairai jatra (Procession) in Goa. Around six people died and several injured during stampede. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, Director General of Police (DGP) of Goa along with police officers visited at Shri Lairai Zatra in Shirgao. An eyewitness on the spot.
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00:00It was around three o'clock. Yeah, exactly three o'clock. A group of people were coming from there. One woman fell down. So people went to save and calm her down.
00:18During that, many other people from Bexar came and started to fall on there. When I was coming from the Hongkong area, near that lake, one slope is there. It is not so steep, not so flat, but it is like a very narrow place.
00:44One thing happened that a group of people were coming from there. So from that area, one woman fell down. So people went to calm her down, save and calm her down.
01:08But during that, many other people from Bexar came and started to fall on there. Because they didn't know what was going on there.
01:19So from there, the stampede started. It was around three o'clock. Yeah, exactly three o'clock.
01:28So till the stampede was clear, or at least twenty minutes, at least twenty minutes, what? Yeah, twenty minutes. Yeah. Twenty minutes, it started. I mean, yeah.
01:46But what do you help? So as per my capabilities, I saved at least four to five people from there. And as per my view, at least four to five people died on the spot.
02:13From which one was at least 11th or 10th standard border.
02:20Oh boy.
02:21Yeah.
02:22Thank you very much.
02:52Thank you very much.
03:22Thank you very much.