7 dead, 16 injured in Bihar temple stampede

Jehanabad (Bihar), Aug 12 (PTI) At least seven people, mostly kanwariyas, were killed and 16 others injured in a stampede at Baba Siddhanth Temple in Bihar’s Jehanabad district, an official said on Monday.

It appears that there was a dispute among the kanwariyas over some issue which was followed by an altercation and scuffle leading to the stampede, District Magistrate Alankrita Pandey told PTI.

The incident took place at around 11.30 pm on Sunday, she said.