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Stampede … 30 killed, 60 injured; What happened on Mauni Amavasya in Mahakumbh, what happened on the day of the Amrit bath?

Prayagraj Mahakumbh: The night of 28 January… Who knew that the death of 30 people who came to bathe in the Mahakumbh have written death in the destiny. Lakhs of devotees gathered on this holy occasion to bathe in the nectar on the banks of the confluence. But whatever happened, he surprised everyone. The crowd to bathe on the day of Mauni Amavasya increased so much that despite the administration’s plan, the situation got out of control. Between 1:45 am and 2 pm, people started running towards Sangam while crossing barricading. Many people fell on those families who were sleeping by laying polythene.

How did the accident happen?

  • On the auspicious occasion of Mauni Amavasya, the people of devotees gathered to take a strong desire to take a Amrit bath at Sangam nose. Everyone wanted to be a partner of this holy moment. Due to this, an unexpected crowd gathered there.
  • The devotees who had arrived to bathe on the day of Mauni Amavasya, camped on the banks of barricading and camped. The administration had reserved a separate route for various akharas starting at 5 am for the Amrit bath.
  • Around 1 o’clock in the night… The crowd on the way for bathing exceeded its capacity. According to the police and administration plan, they were making arrangements to take people from barricading to the ghat and bring back. However, unexpected crowds were out of control.
  • Around 1:45 pm, people uncontrolled and jumped barricading and started going towards Sangam. People who jumped barricading in this stampede fell on those families who were sleeping there. After this, the crowd suddenly started trampling people, which injured many people. Due to the arrival of pilgrims, 30 people died and 60 others were injured in a stampede.
  • Many women fainted due to the crushing of the people and as soon as they fell on the ground, stampede. The injured were immediately sent to a hospital near Mahakumbh Mela area, while some seriously injured women were sent to Bailey Hospital and Swaroop Rani Medical College for treatment.
  • The diversion scheme was implemented in Mahakumbh to control the crowd and the entry of devotees was stopped. Groups of devotees were stopped on the outskirts of the city.

30 people killed and 60 injured
About 17 hours after the stampede, the fair management held a press conference and released the data of the dead and the injured. DIG Vaibhav Krishna told that 90 people were injured. Out of these, 30 people have died. 60 people are undergoing treatment. 25 bodies have been identified. The bodies of devotees killed in the stampede have been taken to the Morchuri of the Medical College. DIG said that there is no VIP protocol on 29 January.

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Akhara Parishad refused to bathe amrit
After the stampede, the Akhara Parishad refused to take a bath. However, later the Akharas participated in the Amrit bath after the situation became normal. In the confluence for bathing, flowers were rained by helicopter on saints and saints. All 13 akharas took a bath in the nectar.

Many entry points coming to Prayagraj were closed.
More than 9 crore people arrived in Prayagraj on Wednesday. The devotees continue to come to the confluence coast. To control the crowd, the fair administration had closed 8 entry points coming to Prayagraj. However, the entry was opened after later normal.

The Bhadohi-Varanasi border had a 20 km long jam. There was a jam situation on the Chitrakoot border. More than 50 thousand vehicles were stopped on the Kaushambi border and there was a jam situation for 5 hours. The jam was also seen on the Fatehpur-Kanpur border. 40 thousand vehicles were stopped at Pratapgarh border. All buses going to Prayagraj on Jaunpur border were stopped. There was a long jam on the Mizapur border and vehicles were also stopped on the Rewa border.

Things normal in Prayagraj
After a stampede related situation in Prayagraj, the situation has become completely normal. Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself is keeping an eye on the situation of Kumbh and is in constant touch with the state government. PM Modi spoke to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath four times and gave necessary instructions to provide relief.

Chief Minister Yogi said that the situation is now under control, although there is a lot of pressure from the devotees in Prayagraj. He also told that the incident of stampede occurred due to trapping barricade. The CM appealed to the devotees to follow the instructions of the administration and avoid rumors. He told that today about 9 to 10 crore devotees are in Prayagraj.



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