The incident happened at the Awsaneshwar Mahadev temple at 2:30 am where devotees had lined up for darshan on the third Monday of the holy month of Sawan
Those injured people were rushed to the Community Health Centre in Haidergarh and Trivediganj
Some of those injured were taken to the Trivediganj Community Health Centre, while a few others were referred to a higher medical facility due to their critical condition
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took cognisance of the incident and directed officials to ensure prompt relief and proper treatment for the injured
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami ordered a magisterial inquiry and announced ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for the injured. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also expressed grief over the loss of lives and announced Rs 2 lakh financial aid for families of the deceased from Uttar Pradesh
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