During the early hours of Thursday, three people were injured in an episode of crowd stampede at Shivneri Fort near Pune in Maharashtra in the presence of a crowd of thousands who had gathered on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, police officials stated.

Incident Amid Heavy Rush

The incident took place at around 3:30 am in the Meena Darwaja area in Junar tehsil. While coming down in a roaring march, one group from the fort with a dhwaj found that due to much crowd, Judiciary police at Pune Rural chided them to bring down the speed. “An individual upper-side pushed an individual moving in support. This has led to around four-five people falling from the rear. Three people must have injuries in their legs,” stated SP Sandip Singh Gill.

“There was a queue arranged outside. Accordingly, the police intervened and on-scene personnel guard onto the queue,” Mr. Singh Gill said.

At once, the police personnel at the scene attended to the wounded ones and managed the relocated audience in a bid to prevent any subsequent incident of like nature. Additional security is now standing steady, and the visitation is yet smooth.

Fort Tour by CM Fadnavis

Later in the day, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will vip the historic site of Shivaji Maharaj for paying tributes.

Shivneri Fort holds signi?cance historically as the birthplace of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the founder of the Maratha Empire. He was born there on February 19, 1630.