More than Seven Dead in Mahakumbh Stampede: Report

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Akharas Give Call to Cancel ‘Shahi Snan’ After 2 am Stampede

By Raisina Correspondent

New Delhi, January 29: Reuters in a report claimed to have counted at least seven bodies following the Mahakumbh stampede. The international news agency claimed in its report that its reporter saw several bodies while trailing ambulances.

The Kathmandu Post said that at least seven people died in the stampede in the early hours. “More than seven people were killed and around 10 injured in the stampede,” said the Kathmandu Post in a report.

A massive surge of the people at the Mahakumbh in Prayagraj on early Wednesday morning set off a stampede. Several people have been injured while reports feared casualty also.

The Uttar Pradesh government has not yet officially given figure on deaths and injuries. Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on phone to take updates on the situations on the ground in Mahakumbh.

reports said that Rapid Action Force has restored normalcy at the Mahakumbh. The people have been asked to take bath at the nearest ghat and avoid rushing to the Sangam nose. Sangam is the place where three rivers — Ganga, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati — merge.

Amar Ujala in a ground report from the Mahakumbh Mela area said that several ambulances carried away the people to hospital. Dainik Bhaskar also in a video report showed the people falling over each other amid heavy rush on ‘Mauni Amawasya’.

Images and videos doing the rounds on the social media platforms suggest that several people have been injured in the stampede. Uttar Pradesh government is yet to issue an official stampede which took place at 2 am.

Local media reports said that the ambulances have taken the injured people for medical care. Images showed the injured people lying on the floor.

“…many people have been injured in the accident while relief and rescue operations are underway. The stampede in the fair area occurred due to the sudden increase in the crowd at Sangam Nose. At present, the injured have been admitted to the hospital in the fair area,” Hindustan reported.

Akanksha Rana, an official at the Mahakumbh, told reporters that “some people have been injured and they have been hospitalised after a barrier broke at the Sangam”. She refused to divulge details on number of injured or any casualty.

Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad president Mahant Ravindra Puri told news agency PTI that the ‘Shahi snan’ has been cancelled. “All of our saints and seers were ready for the ‘snan’ when we were informed about this incident. That’s why we have decided to call off our ‘snan’ on ‘Mauni Amavasya’,” he was quoted by the PTI having said.

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