The Central government has released a list of Indians, who were killed and injured in the stampede at Mina in Makkah province of Saudi Arabia on Thursday morning. At least 717 Hajj pilgrims were reported dead in the incident.
The injured are undergoing treatment in a hospital. "Our Consul General Jeddah reports loss of 14 Indian lives in Mina stampede. We have 13 injured in hospital," External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said, according to ANI.
Nine of the 14 dead Indians in the stampede were from Gujarat. While two were from Jharkhand, two from Tamil Nadu and one from Maharashtra.
The incident occurred when hundreds of Hajj pilgrims rushed through the Street 204 in Mina to perform the ritual of 'stoning of the devil' on Jamarat bridge. As many as 863 people were injured in the stampede.
Millions of Muslim pilgrims have gathered in Mecca to participate in the rituals of Eid al-Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice to cleanse their soul of all sins and temptations.
Below are the lists of Indians killed and injured in Mecca stampede. The identification of the victims is based on their passport details.
Number of victims | Name | State |
1 | Shamshudeen Mohamed Ebraham | Tamil Nadu |
2 | Mohideen Pitchai | Tamil Nadu |
3 | Mohammad Rustam Ali | Jharkhand |
4 | Niazul Haque Mansurul Haque | Jharkhand |
5 | Saleem Yusuf Shaikh | Maharashtra |
6 | Mohammed Hanif Hasan Bhai Shaikh | Gujarat |
7 | Shaikh Madinabibi Mahammad Hanif | Gujarat |
8 | Divan Ayubsha Bafaisha | Gujarat |
9 | Divan Jubedabibi Aiyubsha | Gujarat |
10 | Soda Rehmat Qasam | Gujarat |
11 | Betara Fatmaben Karim | Gujarat |
12 | Bolim Havbaj Ishak | Gujarat |
13 | Nagori Johrabibi Mahmadshafi | Gujarat |
14 | Nagori Rukhsana Mohammed Ishak | Gujarat |
Number of victims | Name | State | Hospital Name |
1 | Raliyath Pakkiyoda | Lakshadweep | Al Jasser |
2 | Abdul Kayum | West Bengal | Al Jadid |
3 | Jahanur Begum | Assam | Al Jadid |
4 | Shaikh Shaida Begum Mehboob | Maharashtra | Shesha Makkah |
5 | Sara Begum | Jammu & Kashmir | Shesha Makkah |
6 | Ghulam Ahmed Shergujree | Jammu & Kashmir | Shesha Makkah |
7 | Raichha Begam | West Bengal | Shesha Makkah |
8 | Attari Hatim | Rajasthan | HM. Mina Dispensary |
9 | Manjurhusen Habibullah Shaikh | Gujarat | Mina Armed Forces |
10 | MD Fazejul | Bihar | Mina Armed Forces |
11 | Mohammad Abdul Hamid | Orissa | Mina Armed Forces |
12 | Ayisoma Mariyadan | Kerala | Hera Hospital, Makkah |
13 | Haidar Ali | Uttar Pradesh | King Abdullah Hospital, Makkah |
List of Indians killed in yesterday's stampede in Mina pic.twitter.com/vEgf9cwYJe
— ANI (@ANI_news) September 25, 2015
List of Indians injured in yesterday's stampede in Mina pic.twitter.com/mHEEfFbkQA — ANI (@ANI_news) September 25, 2015