Spreading of “RUMOUR “ causes devastation...in many ways.
By subathra
@subathra (3519)
India
October 16, 2007 11:02am CST
It is unbelievable that a mere rumour killed 15 women and 48 injured in a city called Lucknow in India .If 2 trains
arrived at the same time it is a known fact in India that unlimited crowd assembling to catch their trains.I think it
is a work of a terrorist movement proved that in India a rumour could be spread to cause devastation like this.
Whoever the culprit may be but has successfully spread the rumour which was a hoax to a passenger that a bomb had been planted on the platform.This is quite enough for the innocent people in fear to pass the bad information to the rest of the people.Alas! The passengers gathered in great numbers being shocked to hear news of the bomb started to run here and there for safety.
The platform 5 and 6 is connected by a overbridge.Two trains arrived simultaneouly at platform 5 and 6 to unload and load the passengers who were supposed to go to a place called Varanasi for a ritual bath in the river Ganga...
Unfortunately 15 women were killed and 48 were injured during the stampede at the station . This was a well
plan terrorist attack on the innocent passengers just a hoax.
Rumours in day to day life..
Also these rumours spread by someone causes problems to people in day to day lives..we could have seen and read about problems of someone who have faced rumours..in school, college, work place etc., The person who spreads rumours about someone fail to understand that it causes so much of mental pressure to the one who hears talks of people around them without any truth in the matter...
In families by spreading rumour can cause misunderstanding among the members of the family..
In business filed by spreading rumour can bring disputes between partners and it might end in total collapse of the business..
Does this rumour affected your life in anyway..? do share your opinion..
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2 responses
@rb200406 (1824)
• India
21 Oct 07
This was one of the most unfortunate incidents to have occured.This same type of rumour killed at least 5 here in Mumbai way back when there was rumour about Psunami in a colony near coastal area.Actually these rumours are made by some mischeivious person without realising there after effects.Really these are real unfortunate & innocent lives are lost for there no faults.Once i was in a train when there was a rumour of the train being caught on fire & the train stopped .People started to jump from the train into the track without realising or looking at the other side from where the train comes.Luckily at that time trains didnot come but if it would have than it would have killed many.At last it was discovered that it wa a technical snag & fire was there.



