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Time of India
09-05-2025
- Time of India
Report puts Shirgao jatra stampede onus on collector, SP, others
Panaji: The fact-finding committee report, in connection with the stampede at Shree Devi Lairai Jatra on Friday, held former North Goa SP Akshat Kaushal and former North Goa collector Sneha Gitte, among others, responsible for the stampede. The committee, headed by revenue secretary Sandeep Jacques , submitted the report on Friday to chief minister Pramod Sawant, who said that the report consists of observations, conclusions, and recommendations. 'I have received the report. Thorough investigation was done by the committee,' the CM told TOI . The fact-finding committee held former North Goa SP, former North Goa collector, devasthan committee, panchayat, panchayat secretary, former deputy collector, former deputy superintendent of police, and former Bicholim PI, among others, responsible for the stampede,' Sawant told TOI . Operation Sindoor PM Modi meets NSA, chiefs of armed forces amid spike in tensions with Pak India's air defence systems shoot down Pak drones in J&K, Punjab & Rajasthan Several airports in India to be closed till May 15 - check list Sawant said that govt is examining the findings in the report and necessary action would be initiated against the persons responsible for the stampede. Based on the preliminary inquiry into the stampede, govt transferred Gitte, Kaushal, Bicholim deputy SP Jivba Dalvi, Bicholim PI Dinesh Gadekar, and Bicholim deputy collector Bhimnath Khorjuvekar, with immediate effect. Six people died and 74 others were injured in the stampede early on Saturday morning. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like The Cost Of Amusement Park Equipment From Mexico Might Surprise You Amusement Park Equipment | search ads Click Here Undo Three of the deceased — two women and a 16-year-old boy — were identified as 'dhonds', special devotees of the goddess. The stampede, perhaps the first in post-Liberation Goa's history, occurred on the second day of the five-day jatra that began on May 3. Some injured people continue to be admitted to the hospital for medical treatment. The Shree Devi Lairai Devasthan committee stated on Thursday that the state administration fell short in making the necessary arrangements for the jatra. Temple president Dinanath Gaonkar said that the procedure was delayed by the mamlatdar in making arrangements for the jatra. Gaonkar said that the committee should not be held responsible for the tragedy as it worked tirelessly. On the day of the jatra, Gaonkar said, the mahajan urged police, who were few in number at the spot of the eventual stampede, to make one-way points for entry and exit for smooth flow. 'We informed the PSI present at the spot. The managing committee cannot reach everywhere, but wherever the managing committee was present, the situation was controlled by us,' said Gaonkar. The rest of the law-and-order situation has to be dealt with by the administration, he said. 'All things cannot be done by the committee,' said Gaonkar. 'It is the responsibility of the administration and the panchayat to take this seriously. Govt does not involve the village panchayat. They have not done anything, and whatever has happened is the result of this. This is what I think.'
Time of India
06-05-2025
- Time of India
Three days after stampede, Shirgao jatra ends with fewer people in attendance
Panaji: The five-day Shree Devi Lairai Jatra concluded on Tuesday amid heavy police cover to thwart any untoward incidents after six people lost their lives and several were injured in a stampede on few people visited Shirgao on the last day of the jatra as the temple committee appealed to members of the general public not to travel to Shirgao in view of the stampede. Goa police deployed close to 300 personnel in the area, and all stalls along the roadside were removed to avoid congestion while the goddess returned to the temple.A day after the fact-finding committee failed to submit a report on the notified date in connection with the stampede at Shree Devi Lairai Jatra, chief minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday said submission of the report would take some more fact-finding committee, headed by revenue secretary Sandeep Jacques , has as its members DIG Varsha Sharma, transport director Pravimal Abhishek, and South Goa SP Tikam Singh police station has already registered a first information report in the case and is still conducting an inquiry into the incident and recording the statements of witnesses. Some injured persons continue to receive treatment in the second day, the goddess visited each and every house in the village until she returned to the temple on the fifth day of the jatra. Devotees usually turn up in large numbers for the 'kaulotsav' to seek the blessings of the the six people that were killed in the stampede, two women and a 16-year-old boy were identified as 'dhonds,' special devotees of the stampede, perhaps the first in post-Liberation Goa's history, occurred on the second day of the five-day jatra that began on Friday. At least 70,000 'dhonds' attend the jatra and have to walk over the 'homkund' within three hours before goddess Lairai walks over it.
