Overview

• A false rumor of an electric current on the steep stairway at Mansa Devi Temple sparked panic during the Shravan pilgrimage, resulting in a stampede that killed six and injured dozens.
• State Disaster Response Force and local police completed rescue and medical operations within hours, treating injured pilgrims and confirming six deaths.
• Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami ordered a magisterial inquiry to identify those who spread the rumor and to evaluate crowd management lapses.
• Relief funds of ₹2 lakh were paid to each bereaved family; the injured received ₹50,000 each as compensation efforts concluded.
• Officials are reviewing and strengthening crowd control protocols at major pilgrimage sites ahead of future festival surges.