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Stampede at Indian University Music Festival Results in Four Student Deaths

Over 60 injured as sudden rainstorm triggers rush for shelter; investigation ordered.

  • Four students were killed and over 60 injured in a stampede at a music festival at Cochin University of Science and Technology in Kochi, India.
  • The stampede occurred when a sudden rainstorm caused attendees without passes to rush into the auditorium for shelter.
  • Among the injured, at least two are reported to be in critical condition.
  • The stampede happened before the concert's headliner, Bollywood playback singer Nikita Gandhi, took the stage.
  • Pinarayi Vijayan, the top elected official in Kerala, has ordered an investigation into the incident.
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