President of Mansa Devi Mandir Trust, Mahant Ravindra Puri, clarified that the stampede was not an incident of electrocution, further stating that the incident occurred when someone slipped in the temple, causing the stampede.
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According to Haridwar District Magistrate Mayur Dixit, a rumour that an electric wire had broken sparked panic among the crowd. An investigation is underway to identify the person responsible for spreading the false rumour, and a magisterial inquiry will be conducted to determine the circ
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed deep sadness over the loss of lives in a stampede at the Mansa Devi Temple in Haridwar, resulting in six deaths.
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