6 dead, 25 injured in stampede at Mansa Devi Temple in Haridwar

Six people have died and 25 devotees suffered injuries in a stampede at the Mansa Devi temple in the holy city of Haridwar in Uttarakhand. 

The stampede occurred on the staircases on the temple road leading to the main temple. Cops suggest rumours about potential electrocution caused panic among the crowd and led to the stampede.

Garhwal Division Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey said



a huge crowd had gathered at the Mansa Devi temple before the stampede. 

Visuals showed injured devotees being taken to the hospital in ambulances and several others undergoing treatment. The total injury count is pegged at 55.

Uttarakhand Police's State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and the local police are engaged in relief operations, said Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.