Mansa Devi Temple Incident 27/06/2025
On 27 July 2025, a crowd surge on the narrow pedestrian route to the Mansa Devi Temple in the pilgrimage city of Haridwar turned deadly amid the busy Shravan (Sawan) pilgrimage period. Thousands of devotees were ascending the stairway when panic spread after a rumour circulated that an electric wire had snapped and was electrified on the path. The fear triggered an uncontrolled rush, and the bottlenecked stairway quickly became a scene of crushing. At least eight people were killed and around 30–35 were injured as worshippers were trampling and pushing in the narrow space. Officials later clarified that there was no confirmed live electric fault, and authorities launched rescue operations, opened an investigation, and ordered safety reviews of temple access routes.
Eight dead, several injured in stampede at Haridwar's Mansa Devi temple; magisterial probe ordered
Reports of a high-voltage wire snapping and falling on the temple path triggered panic among the large crowd gathered for darshan, leading to chaos and a stampede-like situation.
8 Dead, 30 Injured In Stampede At Haridwar's Mansa Devi Temple
Mansa Devi stampede: Visuals showed injured devotees being taken to the hospital in ambulances and several others undergoing treatmen
8 dead, 28 injured in stampede at Haridwar’s Mansa Devi temple
Officials at AIIMS Rishikesh said that 15 persons were brought to the hospital, out of which, five were discharged, four admitted in ICU ward and six in other wards.More than 5,000 devotees — mainly from UP and Bihar — were present on the route around 8:30 am at the time of the incident, which was possibly triggered by “rumours of electrical wires causing electrocution”.
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Overhead power line reportedly snaps and falls onto a part of the crowd, triggering panic among devotees.
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Crowd surge at Hindu temple in northern India leaves at least 6 dead
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — A crowd surge at a popular Hindu temple in northern India left at least six people dead and dozens injured, local authorities said Sunday.
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