Ujjain. There was chaos in the Mahakal temple on Monday morning when the rumor of electrocution spread among the devotees standing in the queue to have darshan of Shrinagchandreshwar temple. Within no time, a stampede-like situation broke out in the crowd and many devotees got injured. After the incident, about 13 devotees were taken to the hospital for treatment.
Stampede created due to rumor of electrocution-
It is being told that a large number of devotees had reached the temple to have darshan of Lord Nagchandreshwar. After the rumor of electrocution near the DP near Neelkanth Gate, panic suddenly spread among the people standing in the queue for darshan. Devotees started running here and there, due to which some people fell and many got injured.
At the same time, due to increasing crowd pressure in the barricaded area near Harsiddhi Temple intersection, the health of many devotees deteriorated. The family members and security personnel immediately took the injured to the hospital.
Injured were also sent to Charak Hospital-
The devotees injured in the chaos were taken to Charak Hospital and District Hospital for treatment. The injured include devotees from Ujjain, Gwalior, Bihar, Gujarat and other places.
The injured include Hindubai, Sagar (19), Lakshmibai, Anasuya, Mamta, Harishchandra, Sonam (18), Sujit Kumar, Khushi, Tulsi and Rekhabai and other devotees.
Devotee seriously injured in legs after hitting barricade-
During the stampede-like situation, Harishchandra collided with the barricade, causing serious injuries to his legs. Other devotees also sustained injuries and were treated at the hospital. Due to crowd pressure, the darshan arrangements were affected for some time.
Police-administration took charge of the situation-
As soon as information about the incident was received, police and administrative staff reached the spot and controlled the situation. The security personnel managed the crowd by arranging the devotees. At present, the darshan system is said to be smooth and the administration is constantly keeping an eye on the crowd.