Krishnagar, West Bengal:
At least six men were injured in a stampede when a large number of candidates rushed to enter the BSF camp at Kalyani in Nadia district in West Bengal on Monday to participate in a recruitment test, police sources said.
Thousands of men had gathered to gain entry to the BSF camp on the NH 34 to participate in the physical test for the post of a Constable, the sources said.
As soon as the gates were opened there was a mad rush among the candidates to gain entry. In the stampede at least six men were injured, the sources said.
The Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Kalyani Chandrasekhar Bardhan said "a few persons were injured in the incident and we are looking into it."
The six injured men were rushed to Haringhata Rural Hospital, where two of them were released after first-aid was given; and the other four men- Prakash Mondal, Imram Mondal, Bapan Ghosh and Indrajit Modak were admitted.
Unofficial sources alleged that one candidate died in the stampede.