Lakhisarai Stampede: Seven Devotees Killed, 12+ Injured

A
t agic
stampede
took
place
at
Ashok
Dham
Temple
i
Lakhisa ai,
Biha ,
o
the
thi d
Mo day
of
Sh ava ,
whe e
thousa ds
of
devotees
had
gathe ed
fo
Jalabhishek.
Acco di g
to
Lakhisa ai
Dist ict
Magist ate
Shaile d a
Kuma ,
the
i cide t
was
t igge ed
afte
a
o di a y
cove ed
wi e
o
cable
fell.
The
admi ist atio
says
the
wi e
was
ot
ca yi g
elect icity,
but
umou s
that
it
was
live
sp ead
amo g
the
c owd,
causi g
pa ic
a d
a
sudde
ush.
As
devotees
attempted
to
move
away,
the
c owd
su ged
towa d
o e
side,
b eaki g
ba icades
i
the
p ocess.
Seve al
wome
epo tedly
fell
u de
the
p essu e
of
the
c owd,
leadi g
to
the
deadly
stampede.
The
admi ist atio
has
co fi med
seve
deaths,
while
mo e
tha
12
people
we e
i ju ed
a d
take
to
hospital.
The
DM
said
dist ict
admi ist atio ,
police,
STF
pe so el
a d
health
teams
had
bee
deployed
at
the
temple
f om
the
time
the
gates
ope ed.
Officials
we e
also
mo ito i g
the
app oximately
1.5-km-lo g
queue.
The
admi ist atio
mai tai s
that
the e
was
o
elect ocutio
a d
that
the
t agedy
esulted
f om
pa ic
caused
by
a
false
umou
of
elect ic
cu e t.

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