11 Killed , 50 injured in stampede at Deogarh Temple
At least 11 people died and 50 others were injured in a stampede at a temple in deogarh district of Jharkhand.
The incident took place near a Durga temple at Belabagan More on Deogarh-Jassidih, about 350 kilometres from Ranchi, informed civil surgeon Diwakar Kamath.
The incident occurred around 5am when the devotees tried to break the queue and ran towards the temple.
“Ten men and a woman died as the devotees tried to overtake each other around 4 am,” Deputy Commissioner of police said.Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das expressed grief at the death of 11 persons in a stampede in Deogarh.He said, “State government will provide compensation of Rs 2 lakh to families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to injured people.”
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