The stampede apparently occurred after police resorted to a mild lathicharge to control the crowd of devotees moving towards the shrine. As the stampede occurred, over 100 people ran towards a bridge across Sindh river. Some of the devotees are feared to have fallen into the river and are untraceable so far, police said.
Madhya Pradesh government, with the approval of the State Election Commission, announced an ex-gratia of Rs 1.5 lakh to the kin of those killed in the stampede. The government also announced an assistance of Rs 50,000 each to the seriously injured persons and Rs 25,000 each to those who suffered minor injuries in the mishap.
