During a music festival at the Cochin University of Science and Technology in Kochi, Kerala state, tragedy struck as a stampede claimed the lives of at least four students and left 60 others injured. The incident unfolded when a live musical event was disrupted by rain, prompting the audience to hastily seek shelter, triggering the stampede. News reports reveal that two of the injured individuals are in critical condition. Pinarayi Vijayan, Kerala’s top elected official, has initiated an investigation into the heartbreaking incident.