Stampede during naval exam in Mumbai's Malad, several injured

Mumbai: Unruly scenes were witnessed during a Navy recruitment drive here on Friday as security personnel were unable to control the large number of aspirants who turned up at the camp.

TV reports said that the chaos had led to a stampede-like situation in which many youths were injured. Onmanorama could not independently confirm the authenticity of the TV reports

"There was a recruitment rally at INS Hamla, Malad, this morning for senior secondary recruits. We were expecting a good response from volunteers," an official said.

"The response was overwhelming and crowd control created a bit of confusion in the early hours today, which was subsequently handled very efficiently by the local police and Navy officials," he said.

"The recruitment drive is going on smoothly now," the official added.