11 fall sick after stampede occurs during Ashoka Janamana in Mangaluru

MANAGLURU: Eleven people, including women and children, fell sick after a stampede occurred at the ‘Ashoka Jana Mana-2025’ and Deepavali cloth donation programme attended by Chief minister Siddaramaiah in Puttur on Monday.

ರೈ ಎಸ್ಟೇಟ್ ಎಜುಕೇಷನಲ್ ಮತ್ತು ಚಾರಿಟೇಬಲ್ ಟ್ರಸ್ಟ್‌ನವರು ಪುತ್ತೂರಿನ ತಾಲೂಕು ಕ್ರೀಡಾಂಗಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಆಯೋಜಿಸಿದ್ದ “ಅಶೋಕ ಜನ – ಮನ 2025” ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮವನ್ನು ಉದ್ಘಾಟಿಸಿ, ಶುಭ ಹಾರೈಸಿದೆ. pic.twitter.com/MvgR5JWcSD

— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) October 20, 2025

The event was organized by the Rai Estate and Charitable Trust, led by Puttur MLA Ashok Rai, at the Taluk Sports Stadium. The stampede occurred as more people participated in the stadium than its capacity. Several people, including children, were seen struggling to get water. Some people carrying small children in their arms struggled to find water and the muddy field became muddier due to the crowd.

The sick individuals were admitted to the Puttur Taluk Government Hospital for treatment.