The devotees had gathered on the temple for a consecration occasion held yearly.
Jehanabad, Bihar:
A day after a stampede at a temple in Bihar’s Jehanabad killed seven individuals, together with 5 ladies and two kids, a video has emerged displaying the chaotic moments main as much as the tragedy. The stampede occurred on Monday at round 1 a.m. on the Baba Sidheshwar Nath temple, leaving 35 injured.
The footage exhibits a number of devotees crowded across the temple, which is located roughly 2 kilometers from the mountain’s base. Within the one-minute clip, the gang is seen struggling to navigate the congested, slender lane resulting in the temple, with individuals screaming. The state of affairs rapidly worsens, with individuals seen working in panic, attempting to flee, it exhibits.
The devotees had gathered on the temple for a consecration occasion held yearly. Round 60,000 devotees had gathered on the temple to supply water on the Shivling of Lord Shiva on the fourth Monday of the Sawan month.
A devotee current on the temple stated the volunteers resorted to lathi-charge after a combat erupted involving a flower-seller which led to the stampede. Nevertheless, police denied that NCC volunteers resorted to lathi-charge to regulate the gang.
“The stampede took place after a quarrel erupted between devotees ready in line and flower sellers outdoors the temple. The quarrel rapidly led to panic and chaos, ensuing within the stampede that claimed seven lives,” the police investigation reveals.
“The difficult geographical location of the Baba Sidheswar Nath temple, located on a mountain with a slender strategy street additionally contributed to the sudden and tragic stampede,” the police stated.
“We’re working to determine the flower sellers concerned within the quarrel that triggered the stampede. A joint investigative crew, led by SDO and SDPO rank officers, has been fashioned to probe the incident,” Jehanabad District Justice of the Peace, Alankrita Pandey informed information company IANS.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has introduced a compensation of ₹ 4 lakh every to the households of these lifeless and ₹ 50,000 to these injured. Tejashwi Yadav, the Chief of the Opposition, additionally expressed his condolences over the incident.
