In Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh Mahakumbh During (Mahakumbh), there was a stampede before bathing Mauni Amavasya on Wednesday. About 30 women were injured in this accident, who were going to bathe in Sangam. The incident took place among the crowd of millions of devotees for the holy bath, due to which the akhadas had to stop their program for some time. The Ganges, Yamuna and the mythological Saraswati rivers, about a kilometer away from the holy confluence, caused chaos when the barricades broke and due to this a stampede occurred in the crowd.
Many women unconscious due to people crushing
Many women fainted due to the crushing of the people, and as soon as they fell on the ground, there was a stampede. The injured were immediately sent to a hospital near Mahakumbh Mela area, while some seriously injured women were sent to Bailey Hospital and Swaroop Rani Medical College for treatment. Eyewitnesses described the incident as very scary. Jai Prakash Swamy, who watched the incident, said, “She was trapped under the crowd and could not get up. We were all trapped in the crowd. I first got out, I first got out, Then I helped children, father and mother. “
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People pushed us from behind …
Another eyewitness Vidya Sahu, who traveled from Belagavi in Karnataka, said, “We came from Belagavi, Karnataka. We were just walking, then people pushed us from behind and we started dragging us. I was in, and all the people got trapped near him. ” The diversion scheme was implemented to control the crowd in Mahakumbh and the entry of devotees was stopped. Groups of shraddhals were stopped on the outskirts of the city.
Security arrangements were made in Mahakumbh
On Mauni Amavasya, Amrit bath has a very spiritual significance, especially this year because ‘Triveni Yoga’ is a rare astronomical coincidence, which is once every 144 years. After the stampede, the authorities tightened the security arrangements and appealed to the devotees to be vigilant.
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