Overview

• Police confirmed that two women were killed and three other devotees injured around noon on August 5 when overcrowding triggered a sudden surge at Kubereshwar Dham in Madhya Pradesh’s Sehore district.
• Additional Superintendent of Police Sunita Rawat said efforts are under way to identify the deceased and that the injured were admitted to Sehore district hospital for treatment.
• The Sehore District Police have opened a formal inquiry and begun reviewing crowd-control protocols at the popular pilgrimage site.
• State and district officials announced increased security measures and an administrative review in response to public allegations of negligence in planning for the anticipated Kanwar Yatra turnout.
• Kubereshwar Dham’s surge in devotees under Pandit Pradip Mishra and a similar stampede in February 2023 have exposed recurring gaps in managing large religious gatherings.