Two women were killed and several others injured in a stampede-like rush at Kubereshwar Dham in Madhya Pradesh’s Sehore district on Tuesday, authorities said.
According to information from local officials, the incident occurred when a massive crowd gathered ahead of the Kawar Yatra, which was scheduled to be led by devotional storyteller Pandit Pradeep Mishra on August 6.
The Kavad Yatra had been announced for August 6, at Kubereshwar Dham. However, before the scheduled event, a large number of devotees had already arrived at the site, leading to overcrowding.
Those injured were taken to the hospital for appropriate medical treatment. Sehore Additional SP Sunita Rawat confirmed the incident in a phone conversation with the reporters, describing it as a tragic development.
This is not the first such incident at Kubereshwar Dham. In February 2023, a similar stampede occurred during the Shiv Mahapuran Katha and Rudraksh Mahotsav, raising ongoing concerns over crowd management and the preparedness of local authorities to handle large gatherings.
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