Karur Stampede: Emoor Village Mourns Loss Of Four Residents

ETV Bharat / state

Karur Stampede: Emoor Village Mourns Loss Of Four Residents

A teen son, who got separated from his mother, had a providential escape when he decided to return home when the crowd started jostling him.

Karur (Tamil Nadu): A veil of gloom has settled over the Emoor Puthur village, about eight km from here, as four of the 41 victims of the devastating stampede at Velusamypuram on September 27 were from the village.

A teen son, who got separated from his mother in the crowd, had a providential escape when he decided to return home when the crowd started jostling him. "My mother and I went to see actor Vijay, but she never returned," says Sathya.

"We went in the morning when there was no crowd. There was no food to eat. The crowd increased in the evening. My mo