KASARAGOD: At least six people suffered suffocation following a heavy rush at a beach music festival in Bekal in this district on the night of December 29, police said on Tuesday.
The situation was swiftly brought under control through timely intervention, and no injuries were reported, police said.
They dismissed media reports suggesting multiple injuries as incorrect and urged the public not to believe rumours or spread panic, assuring that the situation was fully under control.
All those taken to the hospital following the incident were discharged immediately.
The police issued the clarification as a section of media reported that several people got injured and hospitalised following a heavy rush at the music show of rapper Vedan held at the beach last night.