Singer Nikhita Gandhi on stampede at her Kochi concert
"I am heartbroken and devastated by what happened this evening in Kochi." An terrible thing occurred before I could even depart for the performance site. This great anguish cannot possibly be expressed in words. "My thoughts and prayers are with the students' families," she said on Instagram. The stampede occurred on the campus of Cochin university of Science and technology (CUSAT). When the four pupils, two girls and two boys, were carried to a hospital, they were proclaimed dead on arrival.
The stampede was triggered when several individuals standing on the side hurried to seek shelter from the unexpected downpour. As a result, persons standing on the steps went down as people walked over them, according to a senior police officer. The fact that the venue's entrance and leave are through the same gate contributed to the rush, according to a town councillor. Those who had been hurt were sent to Kalamassery Medical college and Kinder Hospital for treatment.