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NEW
DELHI:
Seve
people
we e
killed
a d
seve al
othe s
i ju ed
i
a
stampede-like
i cide t
at
Ashokdham
Temple
i
Biha ’s
Lakhisa ai
o
ea ly
Mo day,
as
ews
age cy
ANI
quoted
Biha
police.The
i cide t
took
place
as
a
la ge
c owd
had
gathe ed
at
the
temple,
officials
said.It
also
took
place
o
Sh ava ’s
Somvaa ,
a
day
that
typically
d aws
la ge
umbe s
of
devotees
to
Shiva
temples.SDPO
Shivam
Kuma
told
ANI,
“Seve
casualties
have
bee
epo ted.
It
is
bei g
said
that
a
elect ic
pole
fell
the e
a d
people
we e
elect ocuted,
which
led
to
a
stampede-like
situatio .
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ca
tell
you
the
exact
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afte
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Lakhisa ai
DM
Shaile d a
Kuma
said,
“The
c owd
swelled
i
a
u p ecede ted
ma e .
A ou d
6.30-6.45
am,
two
t ai s
came
he e
that
too
added
to
the
c owd.
A a geme ts
we e
made
as
we
had
a ticipated
the
c owd.
We
the
came
to
k ow
that
ba icadi g
b oke
o
o e
side
due
to
the
c owd
a d
people
fell
o
each
othe .
We
ushed
10-15
people
he e
immediately.”Mo e
details
awaited.