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An aged pistillate was killed and 7 others, including a child, were injured successful a stampede-like concern astatine a spiritual procession connected Tuesday (February 10, 2026) successful Dabra municipality of Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior district, constabulary officers said.
According to the police, the incidental took spot astir 10:45 a.m. astatine Dabra stadium wherever a ample assemblage of women, donning yellowish and reddish sarees, had gathered for the archetypal time of the 10-day-long procession of the Navgrah Temple, which is scheduled to beryllium inaugurated astatine the extremity of the procession. The deceased has been identified arsenic Rati Sahu, 70.
Deputy Inspector General of Police, Gwalior Range, Amit Sanghi told The Hindu that of the 7 injured, six are retired of danger, portion a pistillate who received superior injuries is presently nether reflection successful Gwalior. He said that astir 7,000 women gathered for the Kalash (sacred pots) organisation astatine the stadium. The Kalash was to beryllium taken to the temple successful a yatra.
“Many women besides gathered extracurricular a gross which was not expected to beryllium utilized for entry. But erstwhile that gross was opened suddenly, immoderate women fell owed to pushing and 1 aged pistillate who was astatine the beforehand was earnestly injured,” helium said. Ms. Sahu aboriginal passed distant astatine a hospital.
The insignificant miss had a breached rib but her information is amended now, the DIG said.
Mr. Sanghi said that determination were capable information arrangements successful spot for the procession.
“The incidental took spot owed to the abrupt opening of the gross and determination was a level astatine the gross and women whitethorn person fallen due to the fact that of that. The concern is nether power now,” helium said.
The ample temple has been built by a spot of erstwhile Madhya Pradesh Home Minister and elder BJP person Narottam Mishra and the inauguration procession volition spell connected till February 20. Various elder politicians and spiritual preachers similar Pradeep Mishra, Kumar Vishwas and Dhirendra Shastri, and implicit a lakh devotees are expected to be the procession connected antithetic days.
Mr. Sanghi said that much than 1,500 unit are going to beryllium deployed for the procession each day.
“Senior officials and I visited the spot contiguous (Tuesday) and issued instructions for improvements successful the arrangements to forestall immoderate specified situation,” helium added.
