Overview

• Six pilgrims died, dozens more were injured after a crowd surge overwhelmed Kubreshwar Dham during the Kanwar Yatra between August 5 and 7.
• The Madhya Pradesh Human Rights Commission took suo motu cognizance, directing local officials to deliver an inquiry report within 15 days.
• Medical facilities failed under the influx, makeshift infrastructure proved inadequate as pilgrim arrivals continued under heightened security.
• Traffic on the Indore-Bhopal highway remained paralysed for days, delaying ambulances, stranding vehicles.
• Criticism has mounted over failures in crowd control, sanitation shortfalls, lack of emergency planning at the religious site.