Nueva Delhi: At least 30 people died and 60 were injured in a stampery at Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj Early Wednesday morning, just before the crucial ‘Amrit Snan‘In Mauni Amavasya.
The mass meeting, which is expected to attract almost 10 million pilgrims, led to chaos as the devotees emerged towards the sacred Triveni Sangam.
Dig Kumbh Mela Vaibhav Krishna confirmed the victims and said: “Of these (30 dead), 25 have been identified while the remaining five have not yet been identified. Some of them are also from other states … four of Karnataka, one , one from Assam, one from Gujarat … some Devotos injured They have been removed by their relatives. 36 injured is attached to local medical collation. For the convenience of devotees, the Mela administration has issued the number 1920 help line. “
Providing details about the incident, he added: “At Mauni Amavasya Snan, between 1 and 2 in the morning ahead of the Brahm Muhurta, a large crowd met on the Akhara route, so the barricades broke. side crossed the other side and began to run through the devotees waiting for Brahm Muhurta … The administration quickly enforced the rescue operation and created a green corridor for ambulances, and the hospitals were injured.
Sarojini, an ocular witness of Karnataka’s stampede, who arrived with a group of 60 people, said: “We were nine people together when the crowd began to push. We were trapped, many of us fall and everything came out of control,” . He added: “There was no way to escape; people were pushing from all sides.”
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences in an X position and said: “The accident that happened in Prayagraj Maha Kumbh is extremely sad. My deepest condolences to the devotees who have lost their loved ones in this. With this, I, I want the rapid recovery of all injured.
To help devotees, the Mela Administration has issued a help line number, 1920.
