A 72-year-old man from Punjab's Jalandhar died after suffering a cardiac arrest amid overcrowding at the Banke Bihari Temple in Mathura on Tuesday evening, reports Deepak Lavania. CCTV footage widely circulated on social media, has sparked concerns about crowd management at the popular temple dedicated to Lord Krishna. Police said the deceased, Randhir Talwar, had come to the temple around 5pm with his wife Shanti, daughter Reena, and son-in-law Sanjay Kumar.
After standing in a queue for a long time, he went for darshan and received prasad. However, soon thereafter, he suddenly collapsed on the temple floor and was rushed to the district hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival. The incident comes just days after another elderly woman devotee from Haryana died in a similar manner at the same temple.
Overcrowding at the Banke Bihari Temple continues to be a matter of grave concern..