Stampede At Dhirendra Shastri's Religious Event In Bhilwara, Several Injured

Bhilwara: A stampede erupted during a religious event of the chief of Bageshwar Dham, Dhirendra Shastri in Rajasthan 's Bhilwara leaving over half a dozen people injured. The incident occurred on Thursday evening at the VIP gate, where the people with VIP passes were denied an entry to the event. Following the denial of entry from the gate, a altercation took place between the devotees and the security personnel leading to a stampede-like situation at the spot.

According to the Bhilwara police, the injured people consists of women and children, who were shifted to nearby hospital for treatment.

Following the incident, the patron of the event, Banwari Sharan Maharaj accused the organisers of the event for the incident. He alleged that the organisers didn't handled the VIP pass distribution properly, which led to a mass distribution of the VIP passes.