Stampede
8 killed, several injured in crowd crush at Bihar temple in Nalanda
Patna/IBNS: At least eight devotees were killed and several others injured in a crowd crush at the Mata Sheetla Temple in Bihar’s Nalanda district on Tuesday, media reports said.
#WATCH | Bihar: A stampede occurred during puja at Maa Sheetla Mandir in Maghra village of Nalanda. Injuries reported, deaths feared. More details awaited.
— ANI (@ANI) March 31, 2026
Visuals from the hospital where the injured have been brought. pic.twitter.com/QXFFlfRv7s
All the victims were women, while more than a dozen people sustained injuries as a surge of devotees led to chaos at the temple in Maghra village.
A massive crowd had gathered at the shrine on the last Tuesday of the month of Chaitra, a day considered auspicious by devotees.
Disturbing visuals from the spot showed women lying unconscious on the ground as children cried for help amid the panic, with people struggling to find an escape route.
#BREAKING
— Ravi Pandey (@ravipandey2643) March 31, 2026
बिहार के नालंदा स्थित शीतला मंदिर में अत्यधिक भीड़ होने के कारण भगदड़ हो गई जिससे कई लोग दब गए है।
हादसे में अबतक 8 लोगों की मौत हो गई है और दर्जन से अधिक लोग जख्मी हुए है। #Bihar #Nalanda #Stampede #NalandaStampede pic.twitter.com/zROA4m5Qy8
Local residents, along with police and administrative officials, rushed to the spot and launched rescue operations.
The injured were taken to a government hospital in Bihar Sharif, located around five kilometres from the temple.
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