New Delhi, June 29 -- Following the death of three people and injuries to 50 others in the stampede during the Jagannath Rath Yatra in Puri on Sunday, Odisha CM Mohan Majhi ordered the transfer of district collector, SP and suspended two DCPs.

The Odisha government also announced Rs.25 lakh ex-gratia each to the next of kin of the deceased.

Sunday's tragedy reportedly marks the first time that such a fatal incident has occurred near the Gundicha Temple during Rath Yatra. Some eyewitnesses also told news agencies that there were lapses in crowd management.

The stampede occurred around 4 am when hundreds of devotees had gathered outside Puri's Gundicha Temple. Chaos ensued when two trucks carrying materials for rituals entered the crowde...