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3 dead, 22 injured in stampede at Mayawati's rally
Updated : Oct 9, 2016
Bahujan Samajwadi Party chief Mayawati was addressing her supporters and more than 5 lakh people had gathered during a rally in Alambagh area of Lucknow. A stampede occurred when a large group was trying to force its entry from gate number 1 at the Kanshiram Smarak Sthal, the rally venue. Three people including two elderly women died and several people got injured today during a stampede at the rally. The two women fell down in the melee and got crushed by others. The injured were taken to the Lokbandhu Hospital where the condition of one person was said to be critical. However, according to BSP UP state president Ramachal Rajbhar, the woman died due to humidity and not the stampede.