Stampede at Ashok Dham temple in Bihar- Seven dead, many injured..

Tragedy struck in Bihar’s Lakhisarai district. A stampede broke out at the Ashok Dham temple on Monday morning due to a large influx of devotees. Seven people lost their lives and many were injured in the incident. A large number of devotees had come to the temple on Monday in the month of Shravan. The exact cause of the accident is not yet known. Some say that the barricade collapsed due to the sudden rush of devotees and the stampede took place. Others say that an electric wire in the temple premises was cut and they were electrocuted. Authorities and rescue teams rushed to the spot immediately after the incident. The injured were shifted to nearby hospitals (Bihar temple stampede). In addition to bringing the situation under control, the authorities have taken steps to control the crowd of devotees in the vicinity of the temple (Sawan Monday stampede). The authorities are collecting complete details of the incident. The circumstances leading to the stampede and the security arrangements are also being examined.