Woman suffocates on dance floor after 10,000 cram into night

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Woman suffocates on dance floor after 10,000 cram into nightclub...

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A young woman has suffocated while dancing at an overcrowded concert in India.

Aanchal Arora, 23, from Pitam Pura, was attending the concert of American DJ Skrillex in Gurgaon near Delhi, when it is believed she collapsed due to a cardiac arrest caused by suffocation.

More than 10,000 people crammed into the HUDA ground, a huge open air venue, for the last concert of the DJ's first Indian tour despite organisers only expecting 5,000.

Aanchal's father has lodged a complaint with organisers, claiming five times the number of people expected had turned up.




Other reports have suggested that around 15,000 people went with free passes also given out on the night.

Police believe that overcrowding may have led to the death of the fashion design student, but are waiting to study CCTV footage before they can rule out foul play.

India's excise department has also lodged proceedings against organisers Clockwork Events as it has been reported that alcohol was allegedly served to underage guests.


Assistant police commissioner Ramesh Pal accused the company of not managing the crowds properly.

Speaking to the Hindustan Times, he said: 'The event was not well-managed.

'The organisers had said they expected a crowd of about 5,000. But, nearly 10,000 people turned up for the concert. The venue was congested.

'Aanchal had no disease or illness. She was last seen dancing. We have asked the team to get CCTV and video recording from the venue to ensure that there was no foul play.


'The body was handed over to the family on Monday after a post-mortem examination. The family has refused to pursue the case.'

Aanchal died on her way to hospital and Dr Deepak Mathur who conducted her post mortem examination said that suffocation seemed like the likely cause of death.

He told the Times of India: 'She died possibly due to suffocation but we have sent the viscera for investigation.

'The stomach of the girl was found to be empty and any other cause does not seem likely.'