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Woman dies, eight injured in stampede at Navgrah temple in MP’s Gwalior district
The deceased has been identified as Kalawati Batham (60). A woman with serious injuries was referred to Gwalior for treatment.
A woman was killed and eight others got injured in a stampede that broke out before the Kalash Yatra at the consecration ceremony of the newly built Navgraha Temple in Dabra, Gwalior district, on Tuesday.
The deceased has been identified as Kalawati Batham (60). A woman with serious injuries was referred to Gwalior for treatment.
The incident occurred during the distribution of Kalash (sacred metal pot), when a rush to collect them led to pandemonium.
Gwalior inspector general (IG) Arvind Saxena said, “The organiser opened one of the gates to bring Kalash to the distribution point, but a group of women entered through it. They began pushing each other to get the Kalash, resulting in a stampede.”
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Batham succumbed to her injuries at the hospital, while the other woman was referred to Gwalior and is reported to be stable.
“Four women who were admitted to a hospital in Dabra are also in stable condition. A woman and a girl treated at a private hospital are said to be out of danger”, said Saxena.
(With inputs from Mahesh Shivahare from Gwalior)
