MYSURU: One individual died and three have been injured once they got here beneath the wheels of a chariot in the course of the annual Skandagiri Parvathamba automobile pageant procession at Parvathibetta at Kandegala village in Chamarajanagar district on Sunday.
The deceased was recognized as Sarpabhushan (27) of Kandegala village. The injured are Mahadeva Swamy (40) of Kabbahalli village, Mallikarjuna from Shindanapura and Karinayaka of Kodasoge village, the police stated. Their legs have been fractured when the chariot ran over them.
The tragedy occurred after the stampede once they have been pulling the chariot together with different devotees on the third day of the automobile pageant in Gundlupet taluk.
Villagers of Kandegala, Shindanapura, Mullaiahanahundi Bettahalli and different neighbouring villages have a good time the pageant.
Many devotees had gathered to tug the chariot which had barely moved 100 meters when the devotees got here beneath it.
Sarpabhushan succumbed to accidents whereas he was being rushed to the taluk basic hospital. Mahadeva Swamy was shifted to a hospital in Mysuru. The opposite two injured are within the taluk hospital.
Gundlupet MLA CS Niranjankumar and Congress chief Ganeshprasad visited the hospital to console the kin of the deceased and the injured.
Deputy superintendent of police Priyadarshini Sanikoppa, who additionally rushed to the spot, stated Gundlupet police have registered a case and an investigation is beneath method. Directions have been given to Gundlupet PSI Mudduraj to research and submit a report.