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HARIDWAR: A tragic stampede on the pedestrian pathway leading to the Mansa Devi temple in Haridwar claimed the lives of eight devotees and left 35 others injured on Saturday morning.Among the 35 injured are 20 men, 8 women, and 7 children — including 2 boys and 5 girls. Authorities have released the names of the deceased and injured confirmed so far. Some individuals are yet to be identified. Efforts to establish their identities are ongoing.Here's the complete list of all deceased and injured.Details of the Deceased:
- 1. Aarush, son of Pankaj alias Pravesh, age 12, resident of Sauda, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh.
- 2. Shakal Dev, son of Bechan, age 18, resident of Araria, Bihar.
- 3. Vikki, son of Rikka Ram Saini, age 18, resident of Vilaspur village, police station Vilaspur, Kemri Road, Naglia Kala Mazra, Rampur, Uttar Pradesh.
- 4. Vipin Saini, son of Raghuvir Singh Saini, age 18, resident of Basuwakhedi, Kashipur, Uttarakhand.
- 5. Vakil, son of Bharat Singh, resident of Mauhtalabad, Baranski district, Uttar Pradesh.
- 6. Shanti, wife of Rambharose, resident of Badaun, Uttar Pradesh.
Details of the Injured:
- 1. Inder, son of Mahadev, resident of Risalu Road, Panipat.
- 2. Durga Devi, wife of Nirmal, age 60, resident of Delhi.
- 3. Sheetal, wife of Tejpal, age 17, resident of Rampur, Uttar Pradesh.
- 4. Bhupendra, son of Munna Lal, age 16, resident of Badaun district.
- 5. Arjun, son of Suraj, age 25, resident of Civil Lines, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh.
- 6. Kriti, daughter of Umesh Shah, age 6, resident of Motihari, Bihar.
- 7. Raj Kumar, son of Nidesh Shah, age 14, resident of Motihari, Bihar.
- 8. Ajay, son of Sanjay, age 19, resident of Badiyarpur, Bihar.
- 9. Rohit Sharma, son of Kamlesh Sharma, age 21, resident of Mainpuri district.
- 10. Vikas, son of Prempal, age 22, resident of Bareilly Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh.
- 11. Kajal, daughter of Arjun, age 24, resident of Civil Lines, Moradabad.
- 12. Aradhana Kumari, daughter of Vinod Shah, age 5½ years, resident of Bhagalpur, Bihar.
- 13. Vinod Shah, son of Rohit Shah, age 35, resident of Bhagalpur, Bihar.
- 14. Nirmala, wife of Pankaj Kumar, age 30, resident of Shishgarh, Bareilly.
- 15. Vishal, son of Cheda Lal, age 21, resident of Rampur.
- 16. Anuj, son of Arjun, age 20, resident of Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh.
- 17. Ekankshi, daughter of Sanjeev Kumar, age 4, resident of Dhampur, Uttar Pradesh.
- 18. Sandeep, son of Ramesh Kumar, age 25, resident of Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh.
- 19. Roshan Lal, son and address unknown.
- 20. Diksha, wife, resident of Rampur.
- 21. Ajay Kumar, son of Sahdev Kumar, age 18, resident of Munger, Bihar.
- 22. Manoj Sharan, father's name unknown, age 30, resident of Bareilly district, Uttar Pradesh.
Uttarakhand minister Ganesh Joshi said, "14 seriously injured people have been referred to AIIMS Rishikesh and others are being treated at the district hospital, I have met them and they are fine. The government is providing full support to the victims. It would not be appropriate to draw any conclusion until a detailed investigation is done."Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami ordered a magisterial inquiry and announced ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for the injured.