Panic broke out at the Khandera Dham temple in Raisen district on Sunday evening when a swing at the ongoing Navratri fair suddenly broke down, triggering chaos and screams among devotees.

The incident occurred after a hook of the manually operated swing snapped while several people were seated. Eyewitnesses said people panicked and began shouting, but all riders were safely evacuated with the help of police and locals. Fortunately, no one was injured in the accident.

“It was a manually run swing, operated by foot. One of the hooks broke, which led to the commotion. The swing has now been removed from the site,” said the Devanagar police station in-charge.

The temple premises, where hundreds of stalls have been set up and thousands of devotees visit daily during Navratri, returned to no

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