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Ashok Dham Halt Stampede Claims Seven Lives
✍️ Amar Ujala · Bihar
🗓 17 Aug 2026, 08:18 PM
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A stampede at Ashok Dham halt in Lakshisarai, Bihar, after two passenger trains arrived simultaneously, killed seven people.
On Monday morning, two passenger trains arrived at Ashok Dham halt in Lakshisarai, Bihar, from opposite directions, creating a chaotic scene.
Devotees surged forward, breaking the barricades that had been set up to control the crowd.
During the commotion a power pole fell, sparking rumors of an electric shock, though no confirmed electricity incident was reported.
The resulting stampede caused seven fatalities, and authorities are investigating the circumstances of the tragedy.
Devotees surged forward, breaking the barricades that had been set up to control the crowd.
During the commotion a power pole fell, sparking rumors of an electric shock, though no confirmed electricity incident was reported.
The resulting stampede caused seven fatalities, and authorities are investigating the circumstances of the tragedy.