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Kaikeyi Devi, who travelled from Bihar state together with her husband to attend the Kumbh Mela, says she will’t shake the picture of him getting trampled in entrance of her eyes.
“He was dragged in the chaos and we began crying… ‘Let him free! Let him be! We’re right here!’…however he by no means got here [back],” Ms Devi informed Reuters information company as she waited outdoors a mortuary in Prayagraj metropolis to gather her husband’s physique.
Taposh Roy, a resident of Assam state who misplaced his brother in the crush, recounts the delay in getting assist from authorities.
“He was simply mendacity there for a very long time as a result of there was no ambulance to take him to the hospital. We pleaded with the police saying that we might carry him ourselves however they informed us to attend. When he was taken by police, we could not go together with him,” Mr Roy informed the Indian Categorical newspaper.
This was additionally the expertise of Tarun Bose from West Bengal state who misplaced a feminine relative in the crush.
“The authorities did not rescue her and the police solely managed to retrieve her physique after an hour and a half. There have been no law enforcement officials round in the course of the accident,” he informed AFP information company.
