Two people were killed and 47 injured as a stampede broke out at a temple here early on Monday after a live electric wire, broken by monkeys, fell onto a tin shed, leading to panic among devotees.

District Magistrate Shashank Tripathi said a group of monkeys jumped onto an electric wire outside the Ausaneshwar Mahadev Temple in the Barabanki region, causing it to snap and fall on a shed, triggering panic.

LUCKNOW: Amid hymns and chants to please Lord Shiva on the third Monday of the holy Shravan month, panic suddenly gripped the devotees, resulting in a stampede

IN PHOTOS Stampede at Avsaneshwar Temple in Barabanki Some victims rushed for treatment in UP

A spiritual gathering turned into chaos in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki as a stampede at the Awsaneshwar Mahadev temple claimed two lives and injured dozens on the night between July 27 and 28. The tragedy occurred during a crowded jalabhishek ritual dedicated to Lord Shiva.

Two people have died and over 30 others injured in a stampede-like situation after an electric wire fell on a tin shed, causing many people to come in contact with the live wire at a temple in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki.

The incident occurred after some people at the temple ‘came in contact’ with the electric wire, causing panic, a health official said.

Two people died and 32 were injured after a stampede-like situation unfolded at a temple in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, early Monday. The incident occurred at the Avsaaneshwar temple in the Haidergarh area when devotees had gathered at the temple for 'jalabhishek' (offering water as a ritual) on the third Monday of the holy month of Shravan.

A total of 10 injured persons were brought to Trivediganj CHC, of whom five were referred to higher medical centres due to their critical condition.

Meanwhile, 26 injured devotees are being treated at the Haidergarh CHC, and one of them has been referred for advanced care due to serious injuries