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Late at night at around 1.30 am, a stampede broke out on the banks of Sangam in Prayagraj. There are reports of more than 14 deaths. More than 50 are injured. According to a Bhaskar reporter present at Swaroop Rani Hospital, 14 bodies have been brought for postmortem. However, the administration has not given any information about the death toll or the number of injured.
After the stampede, all 13 akharas cancelled the Amrit Snan of Mauni Amavasya today on the request of the administration. After this, the akharas held a meeting. It was decided that they will take Amrit Snan after 10 am. PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah took information about the incident from CM Yogi on the phone. Now the officials are monitoring the Mahakumbh from helicopters.
According to Bhaskar reporters present at Ground Zero, a rumour caused a stampede at Sangam. Some women fell on the ground and people ran after them. After the accident, more than 70 ambulances reached the Sangam bank. The injured and the dead were taken to the hospital.
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After the accident, NSG commandos took charge on the banks of Sangam. The Sangam area was closed to the general public. To prevent the crowd from increasing further in Prayagraj, officers have been put on alert in all the districts bordering Prayagraj city to stop the devotees.
Today is the Mauni Amavasya bath in Mahakumbh, due to which it is estimated that about 5 crore devotees will be present in the city. According to the administration, by late night, 8 to 10 crore devotees are likely to bathe at 44 ghats including Sangam.
A day before this, on Tuesday, more than 5.5 crore devotees took bath in the Sangam. More than 60 thousand soldiers are deployed for security.
See the situation after the accident in pictures…
A rumor caused a stampede at Sangam.
More than 70 ambulances reached the Sangam banks. The injured were taken to different hospitals.
This photo is of the Central Hospital of Mahakumbh. In it, 11 dead bodies are seen on the ground.
As the crowd moved away from the scene of the stampede, crushed people were seen.
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