# Seven killed in stampede at Bihar’s Ashokdham Temple 2026-08-17T05:23:13+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 3 independent outlets (4 source reports) At least seven devotees were killed and over a dozen injured in a stampede at the Ashokdham Temple in Lakhisarai, Bihar, early on Monday morning. The incident occurred between 6.30 and 6.45 am during the third auspicious Monday of the month of Shravan, when a large crowd had gathered to offer prayers to Lord Shiva. According to Lakhisarai District Magistrate Shailendra Kumar, two trains arrived at the Lakhisarai railway station at the same time, causing an unprecedented surge. A bamboo barricade broke under the pressure, triggering the stampede. SDPO Shivam Kumar told ANI that an electric pole had also fallen, leading to electrocutions, though the exact cause is still under investigation. The Hindu reports that most of the deceased were women. Injured devotees were taken to the Sadar government hospital. Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh each for the families of the deceased and ordered proper treatment for the injured. District officials and police remained at the site to manage the crowd. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - thehindu.com - thehindu.com (2) - livemint.com This story was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 4 sources. Last updated 2026-08-17T05:40:46+00:00. Tags: Ashokdham temple, Bihar, Lakhisarai, Samrat Choudhary, Shailendra Kumar Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/7-dead-in-stampede-at-bihars-ashokdham-temple-on-shravan-monday/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/7-dead-in-stampede-at-bihars-ashokdham-temple-on-shravan-monday/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/