At least 10 people were killed when a stampede broke
out in Hussain Tekri near Jaora town in the district on the occasion of
Chellum, a Muslim religious observation that comes after Moharram.
The
stamped broke out when a huge crowd gathered at Hussain Tekri’s main
entry to take part in Chehllum were pushed backward by the police to
regulate their entry after midnight.
“Six women and
four men were killed in the incident,” Additional Superintendent of
Police (ASP) Rajesh Vyas said, adding they were crushed under the weight
of many persons present at the spot.
While bodies of
10 persons were found at one place, two others were traced slightly
away from the place where the incident took place.
However, police suspect that they might have succumbed due to severe cold.
Usually,
persons suffering from mental illness visit the place with a belief
that the visit to the sacred place will cure them of their problems.
Ratlam
Collector R.K. Sharma has ordered a magisterial probe into the incident
and announced as ex-gratia of Rs 10,000 each to the victims.
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