You are the Superintendent of Police in a city hosting a major religious festival at a temple. The event is expected to attract over a million pilgrims, far exceeding the temple's infrastructure capacity. Despite extensive planning and precautionary measures, a sudden crowd surge near the main shrine entrance has resulted in a stampede, causing multiple casualties and numerous injuries. The situation has escalated, with panic spreading among the devotees present at the temple. Adding to the complexity, instances of fake news are rapidly circulating through WhatsApp groups and social media platforms, falsely attributing the stampede to communal clashes. This misinformation is causing widespread panic among the general public and threatens to ignite communal riots in the district. As the Superintendent of Police, you find yourself at the center of this crisis, faced with the dual challenge of managing the immediate aftermath of the stampede and countering the spread of potentially dangerous misinformation.

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