Bihar: The victims of the accident, which took place in Nagardih village, were Kawarias from adjoining areas, part of a pilgrimage group carrying Ganga water from Ajgavinath Dham, Sultanganj, en route to Deoghar to offer it to Lord Shiva.
According to the DM, a dispute among kanwariyas might have led to the stampede which claimed seven lives and left 16 others injured. However, the exact cause of the stampede is still under investigation, and an inquiry has been ordered, officials said.
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All the Kanwariyas were residents of Sultanpur village and were travelling from Pahelaja Ghat to Baba Hariharnath temple to perform Jalabhishek in Hajipur.
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Kanwariyas (devotees of Lord Shiva) collect water from Ganga river at Haridwar, Uttarakhand to offer at Shiva temples in their areas as part of the yatra.
Haridwar administration has said that they will strictly watch state borders to prevent Kanwariyas from entering Haridwar for the pilgrimage.
On July 9, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had instructed all the officers that talks should be held with the Kanwar unions in this regard.
ABAP president, Mahant Narendra Giri urged Shiva devotees to not take out Kanwar Yatra this year.
The Uttarakhand borders will be sealed from July 24 for Kanwariyas. The state government has decided to seal the borders after suspending Kanwar Yatra for the people's safety in the looming threat of the third wave of Covid 19.
The annual yatra which sees a huge congregation of kanwariyas in Haridwar to collect the holy Ganga water was cancelled this year in view of the coronavirus pandemic.
According to the advisory, due to the heavy pedestrian movement of Kanwarias on Monday and Tuesday, all motorists and public are asked to avoid Road number 13A and Agra Canal Road leading towards Noida. A senior traffic police officer said roads near Kalindi Kunj and the highway to Gurgaon are the most affected.
A group of kanwariyas, who are Shiva devotees, were returning from Gangotri in Uttarakhand when the accident occurred at 1 am, they said. The kawariyas, who were on motorcycles, were about to reach their home in village Bichhpari when a truck hit them from behind, killing three of them on the spot, the police said.
Drones and a helicopter will be used for aerial surveillance during the upcoming Kanwar Yatra, while snipers and teams of Anti-Terror Squad will be positioned at crucial spots to ensure security of thousands of pilgrims, top Uttar Pradesh government officials said Sunday.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Vijay Kumar said they have arrested 11 men so far. Another accused, Rahul Billa, was arrested on August 9 in connection with the attack. Most of the accused are residents of Najafgarh, Bindapur and Dwarka, he said.
District Magistrate of Uttarkashi, Ashish Chauhan was also held on the route and the rest 700 'kanwar's' were being taken from an alternate route, the official told IANS. Chauhan and other officials have gone to Surakki village, some 15-km from the landslide zone.
The police department is now caught off-guard with many dubbing the exercise as futile which is costing the state exchequer at the expense of the taxpayer’s money.
The Kanwariyas damaged the vehicle with sticks.
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