The Odisha government on Sunday imposed Section 144 in Cuttack after a stampede during the Makar Mela in the Singhanath Temple area. One woman was killed and several others were injured in the stampede.
The administration has clamped restrictions on the entry of devotees at Singhanath Temple. Badamba Executive Magistrate said, “In anticipation of a breach of peace and law and order situation, Section 144 has been imposed in the temple to prevent the public from entering the T-bridge (to the entrance of the temple) as well as in and around the premises of the temple.”
“The restrictions will come into effect from today till January 16 to maintain law and order situations,” he said.
The incident which occurred on Saturday during the Makar Mela rush on the Gopinathpur- Badamba T-bridge over River Mahanadi in Athagarh killed one and injured several