Bihar Stampede: 8 Killed, 50 Feared Injured at Baba Siddhant Temple in Makhdumpur

New Delhi: At least eight people were killed while some 50 people are feared to be injured in a stampede at Baba Siddhant Temple in Jehanabad's Makhdumpur, as per Republic's sources.

Talking to ANI, DM Alankrita Pandey said, "At least seven people died and nine injured in a stampede at Baba Siddhnath Temple in Makhdumpur of Jehanabad district. We are monitoring everything and now the situation is under control."

Furthermore, SHO Jehanabad, Divakar Kumar Vishwakarma said that the DM and SP are at the incident site and are taking stock of the situation. He said that the officials are meeting with the victims' families and are trying to identify them.

"DM and SP visited the spot and they are taking stock of the situation...A total of seven people have died...We are meeting and inquiring the family members (of the people dead and injured)...We are trying to identify the people (who have died), after this we will send the bodies for post-mortem..."

Meanwhile, expressing grief over the incident SDO Vikas Kumar said, "It is a sad incident...All the arrangements were tight, we are taking stock of the situation and then will further inform you about this..."

We Blame Administration': Eyewitness 

Recalling the horrifying incident, an eyewitness while talking to Republic Media Network slammed the administration for the stampede at Makhdumpur's Baba Siddhant Temple over the weekend.

When questioned about how the incident occurred and who should be held responsible, the eyewitness stated, "The primary cause was the flower vendor, and the secondary issue was the lack of administrative presence. If the administration had been there, the clash might have been prevented. I was present during the fight and was trapped myself; had I stayed for another 3-4 minutes, I could have been killed."

Regarding the presence of police at the scene, the eyewitness remarked, "The chaos was exacerbated by the lack of police. If the police had been present, this incident likely would not have occurred."