Mathura temple incident: Probe panel to submit report in 15 days

An inquiry committee has been constituted to investigate the Mathura incident in which 2 people lost their lives due to suffocation in the Banke Bihari temple on the occasion of Krishna Janmashtami on August 20The committee is to inquire about the circumstances which led to the unfortunate incident at the temple and submit the report within 15 daysA notice from the Uttar Pradesh government was issued on August 20 in the matter and a committee was established to investigate the reasons for the incident corrections and improvements required in the temple premises to avoid such mishaps in the future and points to better manage the huge number of devotees that come to the templeThe circular also mentioned the officials who will constitute the committee and conduct the investigationAlso Read Funds to be raised by Islamic foundation for construction of mosque in AyodhyaIt will be headed by Sulkhan Singh former IPS officer who has served as the Director General of Uttar Pradesh Police He will be accompanied by Gaurav Dayal who is presently serving as Divisional Commissioner Aligarh districtYogi Adityanath Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh took to Twitter to express his condolences and termed this incident as heartbreakingThe CM said The loss of life in the accident in the Shri Banke Bihari temple complex of Mathura is extremely heartwrenching Instructions have been given to the officials for proper treatment of the injured My condolences are with the bereaved family May the Almighty grant peace to the departed souls and strength to the bereaved families Om ShantiYesterday two people died of suffocation and six were injured during Janmashtami celebrations on August 20 at the Banke Bihari temple in MathuraThe temple saw massive crowding as devotees flocked to the temple to celebrate the festival The deceased have been identified as Nirmala Devi and Ram Prasad Vishwakarma who were declared dead at the hospital police saidAnother pilgrim collapsed and fainted at the exit gate of the temple which resulted in the restricted movements of the devotees The incident occurred during Mangala AartiThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever