LUCKNOW, July 30 -- After the death of two devotees due to electrocution at Awsaneshwar Mahadev temple in the Haidergarh area of Barabanki district, the temple management has implemented enhanced safety measures to prevent a repeat of such incidents.

The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday (July 28) during Jalabhishek, when a live wire snapped reportedly due to monkeys jumping on it, causing a short-circuit and triggering panic among devotees. The broken wire came in contact with the temple's tin shed, resulting in the incident which also left 29 devotees injured.

The temple management committee, led by manager Atul Vinod Giri and priest Atul Goswami, has taken steps to ensure devotees' safety. The tin shed has been stripped ...