Twelve victims who were injured in the tragic stampede the Elphinstone Road station were discharged from KEM Hospital on Sunday
Twelve victims who were injured in the tragic stampede the Elphinstone Road station were discharged from KEM Hospital on Sunday. "We have discharged 12 patients on Sunday. The condition of all patients is stable now. While two patients were in ICU ward due to critical condition, one patient lost his life on Saturday and the other is now shifted to the general ward and showing improvement," said Dr Avinash Supe, Dean of KEM Hospital.
Speaking about the injured patients still admitted to the hospital, Supe said, "Everyone is stable and showing good progress. There are no further complications. Around three to four patients will soon undergo surgery since they have fractures on their body. They mostly have leg and hand fractures."
The Dadar police are in the process of recording statements of survivors and eyewitnesses to ascertain what triggered the stampede that killed 23 people. The police are trying to pinpoint who began the rumours of a short circuit and of the FoB collapsing, which are suspected to have caused people to panic and push others.
According to the police, so far they have recorded statements of at least 60 people including those injured, survivors, railway staff, vendors, commuters and locals who witnessed the stampede.
The police are now trying to track down people who have recorded video clips of the stampede on their mobile phones, to check the clips for any evidence of how the stampede was triggered. "We are probing through all the angles to ascertain the cause of the stampede, and we are corroborating the sequence of events," said Sunil Deshmukh, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Dadar division).
"We are appealing to people who have recorded videos and have witnessed the incident to come forward and assist us in our investigation," Deshmukh added.
Another police officer said,"The source of the rumour will be definitely be identified, given the number of witnesses who were present on the FoB at the time. However, it will be difficult to gather hard evidence to nail the culprits who spread such rumours."
Meanwhile, the Bhoiwada police on Sunday held two more Shiv Sena workers who allegedly attacked the forensic head of the King Edward Memorial Hospital, Dr Harish Pathak, and tried to scribble a number on his forehead, following outcry against the victims of the stampede being numbered on their forehead for identification.
Two others have been already arrested by the Bhoiwada Police, and the police are on the lookout for two more Shiv Sainiks who have been identified from the CCTV footage from the hospital.
PROBE UNDERWAY
- The police are trying to identify who began the rumours of a short circuit and of the FoB collapsing, which are suspected to have caused panic.
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