7 dead, 16 injured in Bihar temple stampede
PTI, Aug 12, 2024, 8:16 AM IST
Representative image (Source: ANI)
JEHANABAD (BIHAR): At least seven people, mostly kanwariyas, were killed and 16 others injured in a stampede at Baba Siddhanth Temple in Bihar’s Jehanabad district, an official said on Monday.
It appears that there was a dispute among the kanwariyas over some issue which was followed by an altercation and scuffle leading to the stampede, District Magistrate Alankrita Pandey told PTI.
#WATCH | Manoj, an eyewitness to the stampede at Baba Siddhnath Temple in Bihar's Jehanabad, says, "…Had the Administration worked well, the flower seller would not have picked a fight. There was a brawl. It happened right before us. So many of us were trapped there, someone… pic.twitter.com/Z92keGsnhI
— ANI (@ANI) August 12, 2024
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