Overview
- The concert, part of an expo at a ground near the private bus stand, was stopped around 9 pm after the crowd became unmanageable and officers used a lathi charge to disperse those who refused to leave.
- Police now say about 16 people were taken to hospital with breathing issues and dizziness, while some reports put the number of those affected at more than 30, and officials say all are stable.
- According to the FIR, permission was granted for 3,000 attendees after assessing the temporary stage and premises, but organisers allegedly sold tickets to more than 10,000.
- Five organising-committee members were booked under BNS Sections 125, 125(a), 189(3), 3(5) and Kerala Police Act 118(e), and they have been summoned for interrogation.
- Hanan Shah, a widely followed social-media singer, drew a turnout that exceeded the venue’s reported capacity, prompting police to call off the programme and restore order.