Bihar: At least seven dead, 16 injured in stampede at Baba Siddhanath Temple

At least seven people died and 16 others got injured in a stampede at Baba Siddhanath Temple in Makhdumpur Jehanabad district in the early hours of Monday reported news agency ANIConfirming the incident Jehanabad DM Alankrita Pandey told ANI At least seven people died and nine were injured in a stampede at Baba Siddhanath Temple in Makhdumpur Jehanabad district We are monitoring everything and now the situation is under controlSpeaking to ANI Divakar Kumar Vishwakarma SHO Jehanabad said DM and SP visited the spot and they are taking stock of the situationA total of seven people have diedWe are meeting and inquiring about the family members of the people dead and injuredWe are trying to identify the people who have died after this we will send the bodies for postmortemMeanwhile Vikas Kumar SDO Jehanabad expressed his grief over the incident saying It is a sad incidentAll the arrangements were tight we are taking stock of the situation and then will further inform you about thisIt appears that there was a dispute among the kanwariyas over some issue which was followed by an altercation and scuffle leading to the stampede District Magistrate Alankrita Pandey told PTIThe incident took place at around 1130 pm on Sunday she said reported PTIMore details awaitedIn another incident three persons drowned in a pond in Bihars Bhojpur district on Sunday police said reported PTIThe incident took place in Majhauan and the identity of the deceased was not disclosed by the district administration reported PTIThe local authorities handed over the bodies to their family members after postmortem examinations a district police officer said reported PTIBihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expressed condolences over the tragic incident and announced ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh each to the next of kin of the deceased reported PTIIn another incident two persons went missing after a boat capsized on Sunday morningA small boat overturned in the middle of the Bagmati river While seven or eight people managed to swim to the bank of the river two others went missing a senior official saidThe search operation is on he added reported PTIMeanwhile the Bihar assembly premises bungalows of several ministers nearby and several other places including hospitals in Patna were left waterlogged following incessant rain in the state capital on Sunday reported PTIChief Minister Nitish Kumar inspected various affected areas to take stock of the situationThe city experienced 418 mm of rain that inundated majority of posh localities and lowlying areas including Strand Road Rajbansi Nagar Boring Road Bailey Road and Patliputra Colony besides causing disruption of vehicular movementWith inputs from PTI and ANI