2 people died in Barabanki Stampede, DM said that monkeys were the cause of the incident, what did Yogi order?
By Princy Kashyap
In Barabanki of Uttar Pradesh, a monkey’s caused a blast in a temple. 2 people died in this incident. The incident occurred at Awshaneshwar Mahadev Temple. According to the report, this incident occurred on 28 July at around 3 am, when people had gathered for Jalabhishek at Awshaneshwar Mahadev Temple in Haidergarh.
One of the deceased has been identified as 22-year-old Prashant Kwang and the other person has not been identified yet. Both were taken to Trivedigangh Community Health Centre where they died. It is reported that about 40 people were injured in this incident.
District magistrate Shashank Tripathi told that a large number of devotees had gathered for darshan on the third Monday of Sawan. The electricity wire was disconnected in the monkeys due to which the current passed and a situation like a disaster was created.
A public witness told that he was passing from above the monkey due to which the electricity wire broke and fell on the tin shed of the temple premises. Due to the wire blast, current passed through the metal tin shed due to which there was chaos and panic in the premises. At the time of the incident, police force was already present in the temple which tried to control the situation.
CM Yogi’s statement on this incident has also come to the fore, it is written on X that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed deep condolence on the loss of life in an unfortunate incident at Awshaneshwar Mahadev Mandir situated in Janpath Barabanki. He expressed his condolences to the bereaved families of the deceased.
The chief minister has ordered for proper treatment of the injured officers of the district administration and to expedite the relief work. Along with this, news is also coming that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh to the families of the deceased.
This is the second incident in two days. Before this, there was a Bhagdar incident in Haridwar’s Mansha Devi Temple in which 8 people died and 30 were injured. Garhwal division commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey had told that there was a huge crowd gathered in the temple due to which this accident happened.
Although the clairvoyant present at the spot claimed that there is a pillar near the temple. Some people said that there was a short circuit and current was flowing due to which the accident happened.