Devotee dies in stampede after tent collapses at MP’s Bageshwar Dham

A devotee died and around 10 others were injured when a tent collapsed, resulting in a stampede, at Hindu Seer Dhirendra Shastri’s Bageshwar Dham Peeth in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday.

According to the police, the incident occurred when a large number of devotees had gathered at the Peeth situated in the Garha village to attend the morning Aarti (prayer).

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It is suspected that the tent caved in due to the accumulation of rainwater on its roof.

A devotee, identified as Shyam Lal Kaushal of Mankapur village in Gonda district of neighbouring Uttar Pradesh, was struck on the head by a heavy iron rod that fell along with the tent. He succumbed to his injuries.

As the tent fell, panic struck the people, and a stampede took place. At least 10 people sustained injuries in the stampede.

According to Bamitha police station in-charge Ashutosh Shrotriya, the body of the deceased was sent for postmortem, and the injured were admitted to a hospital for treatment.