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The horrific stampede incident that took place during the third Monday of Sawan in the historical Ashok Dham temple located in Lakhisarai, Bihar, had shocked the entire state. In this tragic accident, seven women devotees lost their lives and many others were injured. There was a stir in the administrative department after the incident and a high-level inquiry was ordered. Now the biggest update related to this matter is coming out that the three-member investigation committee constituted by the district administration has completed its investigation. This report is being submitted to the district administration, which will officially reveal what were the circumstances and administrative lapses that led to such a major accident. Let us know in this detailed report which aspects have been investigated during the investigation and what are the real reasons behind the accident.
How did this tragic accident happen on the third Monday of Sawan?
On the day of the incident i.e. on the third Monday of Sawan, lakhs of devotees had gathered at Ashok Dham Temple (Indradamneshwar Mahadev Temple) early in the morning for Jalabhishek. Amidst the huge crowd and this flood of faith, suddenly there was chaos outside the temple premises. According to eyewitnesses and initial administrative reports, the pressure of the crowd suddenly increased at the spot, due to which the barricading on one side broke. Apart from this, a rumor spread that electric wires or poles had fallen nearby and that electric current was spreading, due to which people started running here and there in panic. In this stampede and push, many women fell on each other and died on the spot due to being crushed. After this incident, many serious questions started being raised regarding security arrangements and crowd management, after which the government and administration took immediate action and constituted a high-level inquiry committee to get to the bottom of the matter.
The three-member investigation committee investigated every point in detail.
A three-member high-level inquiry committee was formed by the district administration under the leadership of ADM for an impartial investigation of the Ashok Dham temple accident. Senior administrative and police officers like SDO and SDPO were also included in this committee. The investigation team carefully inspected the incident spot several times within the last two days, analyzed the CCTV footage installed there and recorded the statements of the policemen and magistrates on duty at that time. The committee was mainly engaged in finding out whether there were adequate security arrangements in the temple premises, what was the quality of barricading and what timely steps were taken by the police force to control the sudden crowd. Along with this, the sources of rumor spreading and its real reasons have also been reviewed scientifically.
Accountability of officers and culprits will be decided after the report comes out.
According to administrative sources, this investigation report has now been handed over to the District Magistrate. After this report becomes public, there is full hope that all the negligence and reasons due to which seven innocent women lost their lives will be revealed. The state government and local administration have already made it clear that the strictest disciplinary and legal action will be taken against any officer, employee or organizer found guilty in the investigation. After this incident, there was a lot of anger among the political parties and the general public, and all eyes are now on what strict steps the government takes on the basis of this report so that such painful incidents can be prevented from recurring in the future.