A farmer from Dholpur also died in the stampede that took place on Tuesday (29 January) night in Prayagraj Mahakumbh. The farmer was sitting on the banks of Sangam after bathing with his family. During this, the crowd crushed him in the stampede. At the same time, his daughter-in-law was saved by his grandson by pulling her from between the feet of the running people. The family of farmer Kishan Baldev (71) alleges that when they found the body on Thursday, there was no number on it. So far, 3 devotees from Rajasthan have died in the stampede in Mahakumbh during Mauni Amavasya. Many people fell one after the other The farmer’s grandson Vishambar Singh (50) said that at the time of the stampede, grandfather and mother Ramvati (65) came under the feet of the people. During this, he pulled his mother, but Krishna Baldev got stuck under the feet of the people. Many people fell on him one after the other. He was taken out with difficulty and taken to the hospital, where he was declared dead. Vishambar Singh said that the family had reached Maha Kumbh on 28 January along with other people of the village. After bathing at 4 pm, Kishan Baldev (71) and others started waiting for the royal bath on 29 January. Meanwhile, a stampede broke out at around 2 am. The body was given without a number, the government is reporting less deaths. Vishambar Singh said that there were heaps of bodies in the hospital mortuary. After the postmortem of Kishan Baldev, his body was given on Thursday evening. There was no number tag on it. He said that numbers were written on many bodies. He claimed that the death toll is many times more than the government figure. After returning from Sangam, the crops were to be watered. Kishan’s son Ramlal said that before going for the royal bath, his father had asked him to take care of the fields. After returning from Sangam bath, his father had to water the crops in the fields. Kishan Baldev’s two sons Revati Prasad and Ramlal run their household by working as labourers, while Kishan Baldev used to do farming on 1.5 bigha ancestral land. His wife Meera had died 16 years ago. ….. Also read this news of death of devotees from Rajasthan in Mahakumbh… 3 devotees from Rajasthan die in Mahakumbh stampede: Two women from Jaipur missing, families went out to look for them; missing Pyari Devi of Pali found. Three devotees from Rajasthan died in the stampede that took place at 1.30 am on Tuesday night during Mahakumbh in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. They had reached for bathing on Mauni Amavasya. Husband and wife got separated from each other in the stampede. Read the full news…
