MAHAKUMBH STAMPEDE
BELAGAVI
Belagavi City is reeling under grief as the tragic stampede at the ongoing Mahakumbh in Prayagraj has claimed the lives of four persons from Belagavi.
The deceased have been identified as Mahadevi Bhavanur (48) of Shivaji Nagar, Arun Koparde (61) of Shetty Galli, Jyothi Deepak Hattarwad (44) of Vadgaon and Megha Deepak Hattarwad (24), daughter of Jyothi Hattarwad.
Many other Belagavi residents attending the Mahakumbh are still missing.
Taking cognisance of the immense grief to the bereaved families, the Belagavi District Administration has sent a team of nodal officers for the repatriation of the mortal remains of the deceased from the Uttar Pradesh government.
Meanwhile, some pilgrims from Belagavi who are already in Prayagaj have appealed to people of the region not to visit the Mahakumbh Mela for few more days.
