Kanpur: 1 dead, 13 injured in stampede at temple

CNN-IBN | Sep 25, 2012 at 07:13am


New Delhi: One person was killed and 13 others injured when a stampede broke out at a temple in Kanpur on Monday. The crowd of devotees had gathered to celebrate the Budhwa Mangal festival at the Hanuman temple of Panki, about 7 km from Kanpur, when the stampede happened. One eyewitness at the site complained of poor crowd control arrangements. The injured are presently being treated at hospital.

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