At least 6 dead in stampede at Haridwar’s Mansa Devi temple
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Haridwar/ Uttarakhand: At least six people have been killed and several others injured after a stampede broke out in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar on Sunday morning, news agency ANI reported.
Garhwal Division Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey reportedly confirmed the incident which took place on the staircase leading to the Mansa Devi temple in Haridwar.
‘6 people dead in a stampede after a huge crowd gathered at the Mansa Devi temple in Haridwar. I am leaving for the spot. A detailed report of the incident is awaited,’ Vinay Shankar Pandey was quoted as saying.
NDTV reported citing visuals that the injured devotees were being transported to the hospital in ambulances.
One of Haridwar’s five sacred sites, or panch tirthas, the Mansa Devi temple sits atop the Shivalik Hills at a height of over 500 feet.
This is a developing story, more details awaited