Kolkata Police has issued an advisory in the wake of the recent death of Bollywood singer KK soon after a live concert at the city’s Nazrul Manch auditorium and asked the organizers of such events to keep an emergency ambulance with a doctor on standby. Appeal to adopt such measures. And do not issue additional entry passes.
Though the singer’s post-mortem did not give any unnatural cause for death, people questioned the poor arrangements at the venue, saying that this was the reason why the singer was feeling uneasy during the performance. In addition, the organizers should inform the local police station about the expected gathering and keep the local hospital already in the loop, the advisory says.
Addressing the press conference, Police Commissioner Vineet Goel said, “Action is being taken to ensure that such incidents of overcrowding do not happen in future. An ambulance with a doctor is required outside the venue so that medical aid can be provided immediately if needed. “Also, keeping in mind the number of spectators attending the program, seating arrangements should be made.
Goyal said KK’s concert venue was overcrowded but the air conditioners were working. He also shared two videos from the event, showing “how those in the audience were enjoying the concert”. He claimed that adequate police force was deployed at the Nazrul stage during the concert. “One officer-in-charge and three inspectors were present there. There was no stampede. The venue was overcrowded but not to the extent that people felt inconvenience. There is overcrowding during such events and hence we need to come up with some measures,” said the official.
The number of tickets sold should be according to the seating arrangement, he emphasized. “We would request the organizers to make arrangements so that people can watch from outside in case of extreme rush. None of the artists, organizers and students brought to the notice of the police that there was overcrowding,” Goyal said.
KK’s final post-mortem report, which was conducted at the state-run SSKM Hospital, confirmed that the singer had died due to myocardial infarction and nothing was unusual.
Bengali singer Roopankar Bagchi, whose statement on KK on Friday clarified that he had uploaded a video Facebook There was no personal attack on anyone.
Addressing a press conference in Kolkata, he said, “I am expressing my deepest condolences to KK’s family. I am deeply saddened by the incident. I had deleted the video from Facebook before coming here.”