Archive · 21 Nov 2025
Puri Stampede: Six Officials Face Disciplinary Action
After a stampede during a religious festival in Puri, a government official found that six other officials did not do their jobs well to control the crowd, which led to people getting hurt and some dying.
These officials might face punishment now.
Six officials recommended for disciplinary action in Puri stampede probe
Lapses by officials contributed to the stampede during Rath Yatra
Three persons died and over 50 injured in the incident
DC Anu Garg's report identified major crowd management failures
Officials have 30 days to submit objections
- Who
- Six officials, including Puri district additional magistrate
- What
- Recommended for disciplinary action
- When
- After the Puri stampede on June 29
- Where
- Puri, near Gundicha Temple during Rath Yatra
- Why
- For lapses in crowd regulation leading to the stampede
- Festival
- Rath Yatra
- Date of Incident
- June 29
- Deaths
- 3 persons
- Injured
- Over 50
- Officials Facing Action
- 6