NEW YEAR 2022 STARTED WITH A TRAGIC IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR
First bad news in 2022, 12 pilgrims are died and 14 and many more are injured, know about how this happened in Vaishno Devi Shrine at Jammu & Kashmir.
(The Quiver) The beginning of New Year 2022 is marked with a bad news. To mark the beginning of the New Year many devotees were assembled at the Vaishno Devi Shrine at Jammu & Kashmir. During this a large number of devotees rushed to enter the Shrine which led to the occurrence of this stampede incident. In these twelve pilgrims have died and over a dozen other pilgrims are injured.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “personally monitoring and keeping track” of the tragic situation, a minister in his office said.
Mukesh Singh, the Additional Director General of Police or ADGP, confirmed that 12 pilgrims have died and at least 14 are injured in the stampede. “All the injured have been taken to a hospital,” he added.
The incident occurred outside the sanctum sanctorum of the shrine on Trikuta hills. Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said that a high level inquiry has been ordered into the stampede.
As reported by the Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Dilbag Singh , “Preliminary information from the scene suggests that a minor altercation among some young boys led to the stampede at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in which 12 people unfortunately died.”
“Police and officials from the civil administration were quick to respond, and the order within the crowd was immediately restored, but by that time, the damage had been done,” he added.
He further said that all those injured have been taken to hospitals, where the condition of some is stated to be “serious”.
The Prime Minister’s Office also announced an amount of 2 lakhs each from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund. The PMO said that the amount would be given to the families of those who lost their lives due to the stampede at Mata Vaishno Devi Bhawan. The injured would be given ₹ 50,000, the PM’s Office added.
The Lieutenant Governor of J&K, Manoj Sinha in a tweet from his official account further announced that an amount of Rs10 lakh each would be given to the families of those who lost their lives in the stampede and amount of 2 lakhs to those injured.
