Overview

• Monkeys climbing on an overhead power line at Awsaneshwar Mahadev Temple in Barabanki caused the cable to snap and fall onto corrugated metal sheds.
• The resulting short circuit electrocuted at least 19 worshippers in the early hours of July 28.
• Panic from the shock led to a stampede that killed two more people and injured over two dozen others.
• Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offered condolences and announced a 500,000-rupee compensation for each family of the deceased.
• Local authorities have opened an investigation into electrical infrastructure and crowd management protocols at the temple site.