'Father fell, trampled by hordes in blink of an eye'

Jai Prakash Soni's voice quivered as he recounted the heartbreaking loss of his mother, Sheela, in the stampede that struck Sangam Ghat in Prayagraj on Wednesday morning. The tragedy unfolded in the early hours when a massive crowd of devotees was caught in a panic, sparking chaos and leading to loss of life.

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Jai Prakash, who managed to rescue his elderly father, wife, and two children, could not save his mother, who was trampled in the rush.

While consoling his sobbing father and two children as they waited at the Central Hospital, he recalled, "My mother fell as someone pushed from behind. I managed to pull my family to safety, but by the time I could search for my mother, she had already been crushed by the crowd. Six of us came here. Now

we are five." Jai Prakash, overwhelmed with grief, expressed his frustration with the authorities, suggesting that the lack of crowd control contributed to the tragic incident.