Four of 6 killed in Haridwar temple stampede from UP

The stampede occurred around 9am when rumours of an electric current on stairs to the temple triggered panic

- HT Correspondent

Four of the six people killed in the Mansa Devi temple stampede in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar on Sunday belonged to Uttar Pradesh, an official statement from the UP government said.

“Among the four killed from the state, two have been identified as Aarush (12) of Bareilly and Vicky (18) from Rampur. Two others, whose age has not been confirmed yet, included Vakil of Barabanki and Shanti from Budaun”, the UP government statement said.

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed his condolences to the victims’ families. He announced that the UP government will give Rs 2 lakh each aid to the families of each of the UP victims.

The Uttar Pradesh chief minister instructed the officers concerned to coordinate with the Uttarakhand government to bring back the bodies of the victims to their homes.