Karur (Tamil Nadu), Sep 28 (PTI) Many factors including crowd swelling from the morning could have contributed to the stampede that claimed 40 lives at actor-politician Vijay's rally here, residents who witnessed the event said.

Imagine people gathering at a specific location steadily for nearly 12 hours and not vacating the spot where they could not quench their thirst or have the luxury of even elbow space to move, they observed.

To further complicate the situation, pregnant women and young parents accompanied by their kids, too, descended at Velusamypuram since 7 am on September 27, says a resident who has been residing close to the venue for nearly six decades.

Apart from her, few others who had witnessed the stampede and police lathi charge, from close quarters, claim that a combin

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