AIIMS Rishikesh Director Dr Meenu Singh said that four people are in critical condition after the stampede at Haridwar's Mansa Devi Temple on Sunday morning.
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.
"The injured are being treated. Some have been referred to AIIMS Rishikesh. Our priority is that they get good treatment and recover soon. A toll-free number has also been issued. Magisterial inquiry has been ordered and ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the families of the deceased and Rs 50,
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.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday expressed deep distress over a stampede on the route to the Mansa Devi Temple in Haridwar, where six people died in a stampede.
Lairai Devi temple President, advocate Dinanath Gaonkar, on Saturday, stated that the stampede during the Zatra in Shrigao was triggered when a devotee accidentally touched an electric bulb with his cane stick, received a shock, and collapsed onto others in the tightly packed crowd.
At least seven people died and nine other got injured in a stampede at Baba Siddhnath Temple in Makhdumpur, Jehanabad district, in the early hours of Monday.
A stampede-like situation ensued at Hasanamba Temple in Karnataka's Hassan on Friday afternoon after a few people reportedly experienced an electric shock due to the snapping of an electric cable.
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], August 8 (ANI): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each to the families of those who died in the stampede at Khatu Shyamji Temple and Rs 20,000 for those who were injured.
Katra (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 1 (ANI): A three-member high-level probe has been ordered by the government in the stampede that took place at Mata Vaishno Devi Bhawan in Jammu and Kashmir's Katra that claimed the lives of 12 people and left 15 others injured early on Saturday mor