2 dead, over 40 injured after electric shock triggers stampede at UP temple
According to local eyewitnesses, the tragic incident occurred around 3 am when a large crowd of devotees had assembled at the temple in Haidergarh for the jalabhishek ritual.District Magistrate Shashank Tripathi informed that the electric current was caused by an old electric wire damaged by monkeys."Devotees had gathered here for darshan on the third Monday of Sawan. Some monkeys jumped onto the overhead electric wires, causing them to fall onto the tin shed. As a result, around 19 people received electric shocks. The situation is otherwise under control," Tripathi said.#WATCH | Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh | Barabanki DM Shashank Tripathi says, "Devotees came to Ausaneshwar Mahadev temple to offer prayers on Monday of the 'saavan' month. The electric wire broke and fell on the shed. Around 19 people were injured by electric shock. The injured were pic.twitter.com/Vitn7dzVih— ANI (@ANI) July 28, 2025An eyewitness said that a monkey jumped onto an overhead electric wire, causing it to snap and fall onto the tin shed covering part of the temple premises. The live wire caused an electric current to spread rapidly through the metal structure, triggering chaos and panic among the devotees.Police forces were already present at the temple at the time of the incident. An investigation is underway.Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took cognizance of the incident and instructed the officials to provide immediate relief and ensure proper medical care for the injured.This is the second such incident in two days. Earlier, on Sunday, a stampede at the Mansa Devi temple in Haridwar claimed eight lives and left 30 injured, after panic broke out among pilgrims following rumours of an electric current near the stairway entrance.Haridwar SSP Pramendra Singh Dobal confirmed that the chaos erupted during a heavy rush of devotees climbing to the hilltop shrine. The temple, situated over 500 feet up in the Shivalik hills, had seen a large turnout due to the weekend crowd.Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the incident.- Ends
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