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Nitish Kumar named for negligence in Chhath stampede
Thursday November 22, 2012 07:13:37 PM,
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Stampede during Chhath festival in Patna, 18
killed
At least 18
people, including children and women, mostly devotees, were killed
and several others were injured in a stampede during Chhath
festival celebrations in Patna Monday evening, police said.
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Patna:
A complaint was Thursday filed in a court against Bihar Chief
Minister Nitish Kumar and eight others over alleged negligence
leading to 18 stampede deaths during Chhath festival celebrations
here three days ago, a lawyer said.
Ramji Yogesh filed the plea in the court of Additional Chief
Judicial Magistrate Preeti Verma, accusing the chief minister and
his colleagues of unintentional murder, administrative negligence
and criminal conspiracy, the lawyer said.
The court fixed Nov 30 for hearing.
Besides Nitish Kumar, the complainant named Deputy Chief Minister
Sushil Kumar Modi and seven others, including three ministers.
At least 18 people, including children and women, were killed and
many injured in the stampede in Patna Monday evening.
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