Early in the night of Manuni Amavasya, a stampede situation near Sangam ghat claimed 30 lives and injured around 60 persons. A day later, media reports, videos and witness statements emerged saying that there was another stampede on the same night near Jhunsi, on the other side of Airavat Ghat, barely 2 km away from the site of the previous stampede. The incident reportedly took place at around 5.30 am on January 29.
Police officials have not confirmed the incident. Maha Kumbh DIG Vaibhav Krishna was asked about the incident by Lallantop’s Abhinav Pandey. He stated that the police have no confirmation regarding the incident because nobody has reported the incident. Vaibhav Krishna further added that as media reports are showing some witness statements, there will be an investigation.
मेले के DIG वैभव कृष्णा से दी लल्लनटॉप के साथी अभिनव और मोहन ने झूंसी में हुई दूसरी भगदड़ पर बात की. उन्होंने कहा, पुलिस के पास ऐसी कोई जानकारी नहीं है. इसकी जांच करवाएंगे उसके आधार पर एक्शन लिया जाएगा. देखिए पुलिस ने पूरे मामले पर क्या कहा?
— The Lallantop (@TheLallantop) January 31, 2025
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Earlier, media reports had shown excavators removing a large number of abandoned clothes and belongings. The Lallantop report showed multiple people at the Jhunsi site, including a family that told on camera that there were dead bodies near their shop and there was no policemen around to help. The shop still has many abandoned Aadhar cards and other belongings. The shop was even looted by some rowdy elements in the crowd.
आज #TheLallantopShow में देखिए-
— The Lallantop (@TheLallantop) January 30, 2025
– #Mahakumbh में हुई दूसरी भगदड़ का वो सच क्या जो छुपा लिया गया?
– दूसरी #Stampede के सवाल पर DIG ने क्या जवाब मिला?
– क्या मेला प्रशासन इतनी बड़ी घटना के बाद लीपापोती में लगा है?
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There has been no official confirmation of the alleged second stampede in Jhunsi. Police and administration have added that they are not aware about the incident and the claims will be probed.
