Overview

• A head-on collision on the Delhi–Dehradun highway in Muzaffarnagar on July 13 killed one kawariya and seriously injured two others.
• Seven pilgrims from Rajasthan were hurt on the Etah–Tundla road when a tempo’s tyre burst and the vehicle crashed into a tree.
• Viral footage from July 14 shows a female kanwariya assaulting a woman on the Haridwar–Rishikul highway after a minor scooty contact.
• Separate videos recorded in Meerut and Ghaziabad capture pilgrims vandalizing a school bus and beating drivers over alleged vehicle brushes.
• Authorities have deployed additional police along key routes in conjunction with the expanded traffic restrictions to enforce order during the pilgrimage.