Bihar: Stampede at Jehanabad Temple claims 7 lives; 9 injured

  • Bihar: Stampede at Jehanabad Temple claims 7 lives, injures 9

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Updated12 Aug 2024, 07:01 AM IST
Divakar Kumar Vishwakarma, SHO Jehanabad, said that a total of seven people have died. (Photo: ANI)
Divakar Kumar Vishwakarma, SHO Jehanabad, said that a total of seven people have died. (Photo: ANI)

At least seven people were dead, and nine others were injured in a stampede at Baba Siddharth Temple in Makhdumpur, Jehanabad district on Monday morning.

As reported by ANI, Alankrita Pandey, the district magistrate of Jehanabad, stated that the situation is now under control. “At least seven people died and nine were injured in a stampede at Baba Siddhnath Temple in Makhdumpur of Jehanabad district. We are monitoring everything and now the situation is under control, ” she told ANI.

 

Vikas Kumar, SDO Jehanabad, said that it is a sad incident. “All the arrangements were tight, we are taking stock of the situation and then will further inform you about this,” he added.

Moreover, Divakar Kumar Vishwakarma, SHO Jehanabad, said, “DM and SP visited the spot, and they are taking stock of the situation. A total of seven people have died...We are meeting and inquiring about the family members (of the people dead and injured)...We are trying to identify the people (who have died); after this, we will send the bodies for post-mortem.”

Manoj, an eyewitness to the stampede at Baba Siddhnath Temple in Bihar's Jehanabad, said, “...Had the Administration worked well, the flower seller would not have picked a fight. There was a brawl. It happened right before us. So many of us were trapped there, someone pulled me out of there. Had I been stuck there for a minute or two more, I would have died. The incident happened due to a stampede. The Police were nowhere to be seen at the spot, they were deployed along the route...I have suffered injuries too.”

Further details awaited.

(With inputs from ANI)

 

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First Published:12 Aug 2024, 07:01 AM IST
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