Bhubaneswar, Jan. 18 -- Barely four days after a stampede on Gopinathpur-Badamba T Bridge in Athagarh on the occasion of Makar Sankranti left one person dead and 20 others injured, a similar incident has occurred in Malkangiri district on Tuesday night.

The stampede occurred on Tuesday night during Malyabanta Mahotsav, the annual cultural event of the district. A huge rush during the festival led to the situation, sources said.

As per sources, more than 40,000 people gathered at the DNK Ground to enjoy the cultural programme organised on the last day of the five-day festival.

As the DNK Ground has a capacity to accommodate 20,000 to 30,000 people, the huge crowd led to a stampede leaving at least three injured. The injured were rushed ...