Goa temple stampede, May 3 -- In a tragic turn of events, at least six people died, and over 70 others were injured after a stampede at wee hours of Saturday, May 3 in Shirgaon village in North Goa's Bicholim, during the annual Lairai Jatra procession at Shree Lairai Devi temple.

Hours after the incident, the state government ordered the transfer of five senior officials, including the North Goa collector and the superintendent of police.

Here are the key updates from the Goa temple stampede that has caught national attention.

The stampede occurred around 3 am on Saturday at the Sree Lairai Devi temple, roughly 40 km from Panaji. The chaos broke out when thousands of devotees packed into the narrow lanes leading to the temple for the a...