Overview

• A May 3 stampede during the Lairai Jatra festival in North Goa killed six people and injured around 100, with a government inquiry deeming the incident entirely preventable.
• The Fact-Finding Inquiry Committee, led by Revenue Secretary Sandip Jacques, identified systemic failures in planning, enforcement, and crowd management as primary causes.
• The report recommends dissolving the Shree Lairai temple management committee and appointing an administrator to oversee reforms in festival safety protocols.
• Key failures included ignored directives to install CCTV cameras, create alternative crowd routes, and regulate overcrowding on a sloped pathway.
• The Goa government has issued show-cause notices to eight former officials from district administration, police, and the local panchayat as part of accountability measures.