Student injured in stampede outside Pharmacy Council office

Press Trust of India  |  Mumbai 

A student lost a part of his earlobe while two others received minor injuries in a stampede outside the office of Council in suburban this morning, police said.

Aditya Shingane (20) lost a part of his earlobe in the melee, said a

He is being treated at a private hospital.

said the incident took place around 11.40 AM.

Over 700 students had queued up outside the council office to register themselves, and some policemen had also been deployed to keep order, he said.

There was a stampede when the students broke the queue to seek shelter from rain, Kale said.

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First Published: Fri, August 03 2018. 20:50 IST