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Chhath stampede: Two cases filed against Bihar CM

Patna: Two cases have been filed in separate courts in Patna against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in connection with the stampede on Chhath festival that claimed 17 lives.

While the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna, has fixed hearing in a case on November 26, the court of First Class Judicial Magistrate, Patna City has posted the hearing for November 30.

A local social worker Kishori Das filed a complaint under various sections of IPC in the court of CJM Patna, Ramakant Yadav naming the CM, his deputy Sushil Kumar Modi and five others in the incident at Adalatghat on November 19 in which 17 people, including 10 women and children lost their lives.

The CJM admitted it and fixed November 26 for the hearing. The complainant claimed that his wife was among those injured in the incident. Another social worker Ramji Yogesh filed a case on the stampede in Patna city court against nine persons, including the CM and his deputy....more    

Stampede at Chhath ghat in Patna, 20 feared dead

Patna: In a tragic incident in Bihar, a stampede took place at a ghat the Adalat Ganj area in Patna during the Chhath festival on Monday. At least 20 people were feared dead while several others got injured during the stampede. The injured were rushed to the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH). The stampede was triggered after a bridge made of bamboo collapsed due to heavy rush. An eyewitness...