The stampede took place at an auditorium at the Cochin University of Science and Technology, where singer Nikhita Gandhi was slated to perform.
Four students died and over 60 were injured on Saturday evening in a stampede that occurred at a university in Kochi, The Hindu reported.
The stampede took place at an auditorium at the Cochin University of Science and Technology, where singer Nikhita Gandhi was slated to perform. Her performance was to be part of the concluding event of a tech festival.
The auditorium was already packed with about a thousand students, according to The Hindu. Hundreds of students had also been waiting outside, and they rushed inside after rain suddenly lashed the area around 7.
