Maha Kumbh 2025: What Led To Tragic Stampede In Jhunsi? Aged Couple Shares Ordeal, Blames… | India Information
New Delhi: An aged couple, who visited Maha Kumbh at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, blamed the “unruly” pilgrims for the tragic stampede which claimed 30 lives and injured over 60 on Mauni Amavasya. Sharing their harrowing expertise, Deenanath Singh and his spouse Nayantara Singh, hailing from Barej village in Bihar’s Kaimur district, informed IANS that they went to take a dip within the Triveni Sangam together with their members of the family.
Nevertheless, as they had been continuing in the direction of pole quantity 40 in Jhunsi, a stampede occurred throughout which all of them rushed to security. As folks ran helter-skelter, Deenanath mentioned that he and his grandson fell right into a drain. He mentioned the tragedy might have been averted if devotees had adopted the foundations and been within the queue.
The devotees broke the barrier and had been pushing and shoving others to achieve the ghat throughout which Nayantara fell on the bottom and several other folks fell on her, he mentioned. Deenanath mentioned that he and his household thought that Nayanthara should have died within the incident. Nevertheless, he gave his Aadhaar card and cellular quantity on the sales space, made to assist folks whose members of the family had been lacking, in case his spouse reached there.
And fortuitously, after 15 hours, he received a name to satisfy Nayanthara. Nayanthara mentioned that she had misplaced hope that she would survive. Sharing her ordeal, she mentioned that police personnel on the Maha Kumbh sprinkled water on her face and fed her ‘Gangajal’. The incident occurred on Mauni Amavasya as crores of devotees descended within the Mela space for a holy dip.
The federal government has mentioned that the stampede was triggered by devotees pushing towards barricades to achieve the Sangam nostril space. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath additionally introduced a compensation of Rs 25 lakh for the households of those that died within the stampede.
The federal government shaped a three-member judicial fee to research the causes of the stampede. The panel includes Justice Harsh Kumar, former Director Normal V.Ok. Gupta, and retired IAS officer V.Ok. Singh.
