KK Death: Kolkata Police chief says no state of affairs the place followers have been wanting area or AC failed throughout musical soiree

By PTI

KOLKATA: Kolkata Police commissioner Vineet Goyal stated on Friday that there was no state of affairs the place attendees have been wanting area at Nazrul Manch right here throughout singer KK’s efficiency on Wednesday.

Goyal stated that the police are, nevertheless, introducing some measures to stop overcrowding and to offer emergency medical assist if there’s want for it.

“Overcrowding might e there to some extent, but there was no situation where people were short of space or sweating or having issues with (other) people,” he stated.

He stated KK arrived at Nazrul Manch, the venue of his final soiree, at 6.22 pm and went on stage at 7.05 pm.

“At no point of time was he mobbed, we had sufficient police presence at the place,” he stated.

Goyal stated {that a} police association beneath an assistant commissioner was in place effectively earlier than the singer’s arrival.

He stated that although controversy has arisen on how many individuals have been there on the venue, the police have “clear video where you can see people are standing comfortably and dancing.”

Goyal categorically stated that there was no stampede-like state of affairs at any level of time and that when considered from totally different angles of video shoots of the programme, there was ample area for the group to comfortably watch the efficiency.

He stated that at no level of time the organisers, artistes, musicians on stage or the group advised the police that there was something amiss.

He stated that the precise variety of individuals current couldn’t be ascertained as at numerous factors of time the numbers would have been totally different.

He stated that there are round 2,500 seats at Nazrul Manch and many of the crowd have been standing in entrance of their very own seats.

“We request that henceforth a medical ambulance be kept with a doctor and hospital should be identified where people can be taken to in case of emergency,” he stated.

Goyal stated that it needs to be ensured that tickets shouldn’t be distributed greater than the seating capability of a venue.

“We are putting a mechanism in place to ensure this process,” he stated, including that organisers could be requested to place up screens outdoors the bottom the place extra crowd can view the programme.

Goyal stated that an incident of use of a hearth extinguisher occurred outdoors the corridor and about 150 metres.

It has been alleged {that a} hearth extinguisher was used to disperse surging crowds making an attempt to pressure their entry into the corridor to attend KK’s efficiency.

“There was a small argument between some people who were trying to get to the stage and that is when I think someone used this fire extinguisher,” he stated.

Goyal stated that the police intervened and nothing severe came about.

“They separated the people and the situation was brought under control almost immediately,” he stated.

The police commissioner stated that the air-conditioning of the corridor was functioning as per info from the authorities working the corridor, negating allegations from sure sections that it was not working correctly.