Two individuals died after an “unprecedented rush” on the annual Jagannath Rath Yatra in Odisha’s Puri on Thursday, reported The Indian Categorical.
The state authorities denied that the push led to a stampede, based on ANI.
Seven devotees had change into unwell throughout the competition and had been taken to hospital, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s advisor Prakash Mishra advised the information company.
A 60-year-old man later died. The precise reason for his demise was being acertained.
One other man, aged 35, suffered a cardiac arrest and died regardless of fast medical intervention, ANI quoted the chief minister’s workplace as saying.
State Well being Minister Mukesh Mahaling mentioned that “there was no stampede throughout the Rath Yatra”.
Inspector Normal of Police for Hearth and Emergency Companies Umashankar Sprint had earlier advised ANI that about 100 individuals “who had been getting suffocated and pressed inside the gang, and had been feeling uncomfortable” had been rescued.
Movies shared by the Odisha Police on social media confirmed an ambulance making its manner by way of massive crowds.
A devotee who appeared to have fainted was promptly attended to and brought for medical therapy amid the big gathering on the Rath Jatra 2026.
In depth safety and crowd administration preparations are in place to make sure the security of devotees and the graceful conduct of the… pic.twitter.com/i4TYL0ha2F
— Odisha Police (@odisha_police) July 16, 2026
Majhi expressed condolences to the households of the 2 males and prayed for the speedy restoration of these receiving therapy.
In 2024, an individual died of suffocation and a number of other had been injured throughout the yatra.
Throughout the annual competition, hundreds of devotees pull the chariot carrying idols of three Hindu deities to the Gundicha temple from the Jagannath temple.
Edited by Sneha.
