Seven devotees, including three women, died in a stampede at a temple in Bihar's Jehanabad district last night allegedly after force was used to control the crowd.
At least 35 others suffered injuries in the stampede at the Baba Sidheshwar Nath temple on the Baravar hills.
Diwakar Kumar Vishwakarma, Town Inspector, Jehanabad confirmed that seven bodies had arrived at the Jehanabad Post-mortem Hose.
The devotees had gathered at the temple for a consecration event held every year during the holy month of Shravan.
Visuals from Jehanabad this morning showed inconsolable families mourning their loss and the injured being taken to hospitals. The injured are being treated at the local Makhdumpur and Sadar hospitals.
"We have been waiting for three hours for the body. Those present at the temple said there was a stampede and blamed the administration for the lack of crowd management. Some volunteers engaged in crowd management used 'lathis' on the devotees, which led to the stampede," the relative of a victim told reporters.
Locals fear the death count could increase.
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