7 dead, 16 injured in stampede at Bihar temple

A dispute among kanwariyas over some issue led to an altercation and scuffle, causing the stampede

Jehanabad: At least seven people, mostly kanwariyas, were killed and 16 others injured in a stampede at the Baba Siddhanth Temple in Bihar’s Jehanabad district, an official said on Monday.

It 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 said.

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The incident took place at around 11.30 pm on Sunday, she said.