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Nine killed in Madhya Pradesh temple
stampede
March 27, 2008 | Bhopal: Nine people have been killed and many more were
injured in a stampede at a religious fair, attended by around a 100,000
people in a Madhya Pradesh town.
According to the police the incident occurred late Wednesday evening in
Ashok Nagar town of Madhya Pradesh's Guna district, 300 km from here.
Eyewitnesses said a railing at a temple ground where the fair was being
organised broke down, which led to the stampede. Eight people died on
the spot and one succumbed to his injuries on way to hospital, the
police said.
"The stampede occurred when people were jostling for space near a
railing which abruptly broke down and people fell over one another
because of the push from behind," an eyewitness told IANS.
The annual fair is organised at the Janki Lav-Kush Temple at village
Karila on Rangpanchmi. Bedni dance is also organised as a part of the
ritual.
Like every year, over 100,000 devotees had gathered at the temple when
the stampede took place. According to the police, more than a dozen
people were injured. They have been admitted to Guna district hospital,
where the condition of three was reported to be critical.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced cash assistance of
Rs.100,000 each to the kin of the deceased and Rs.20,000 each to the
injured.
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