Mithibai college stampede: 'College gave out more passes than needed'

A music concert at Mithibai Colleges BMS department festival turned ugly when a stampede on Thursday night left eight people injured A source from the rapper Divines team said There were around 3000 people inside the venue and it was packed when Divine started performingAround eight people got injured in the stampede and were immediately taken to the nearby Cooper hospital One person is reported to have suffered rib fractures and is currently in the ICU in critical condition Two others are in the ICU while a fourth is stable and under observation at the hospital wardrapper DivineThe incident took place during Mithibai Colleges annual fest Colosseum organised by the Bachelor of Management Studies BMS department It was day one of the threeday festival and a huge crowd had gathered there to watch a concert by popular rapper Divine with tracks such as Kaam 25 Paitra to his credit The performance was scheduled at Jashoda Rang Mandir JRM ground which has an estimated capacity of around 1000Divines team saysHe Divine had to keep telling them to keep away from the barricades as the space was full to the brim But there were many more people waiting outside and it seemed that the college gave out more passes than the space could accommodate said a source from the rappers teamDivine in concertHe added The fests organisation wasnt up to mark and things got out of control Divine had just played one track when he decided to stop the show The cops managed to disperse the crowd soon enough though We are keeping in touch with the college to check on the kids who were taken to the hospitalCollege saysWhile some alleged that the college has sold too many passes a student from the managing committee of the festival countered It was not exactly a stampede The programme started around 8 pm By 9 pm some people tried to enter without passes Some of them started creating a ruckus by pushing and that is when some of them fell The programme was called off immediatelyGrabs of the stampede from a video circulating on social mediaRajpal Hande college principal said Colosseum being a popular event large crowds from all colleges all over the city and even the general public were trying to force their way in which was prevented by the security During this chaos some individuals suffered minor injuries they were treated and discharged immediately Three are under observation though not seriousKrishna Hegde convenor of the Mithibai ExStudents Association said Since it was an intercollegiate event students of other colleges were also present and the crowd was huge We have spoken to the authorities and they informed us that things are under control and the students were sent homeAn official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporations disaster cell said The incident was first reported to us around 1030 pm It was an open ground and after the gate crashed students received severe injuriesDoctorspeakDoctors from Cooper hospital said two women and six men between the ages of 20 and 24 years were brought to the hospital with injuries mainly in the chest region due to the stampedelike situation Three patients are currently admitted in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit SICU and one of them has suffered a rib fracture Five patients have taken discharge against medical advice to be admitted at nearby private hospital As per the case history patients have suffered injuries to chest and limbs due to the stampede that occurred at the college All of them are currently stable said the onduty Administrative Medical Officer at Cooper hospitalCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates