Thirty-eight-year-old Mamta had postponed her pilgrimage to the Vaishno Devi temple in Jammu and Kashmir final yr as a result of pandemic.
After a protracted wait, this week Mamta went to the dargah together with her 19-year-old son and on Saturday she was amongst these individuals. 12 killed in stampede There.
“We came to know about the incident when we heard the news and then contacted our relatives. His son Aditya told us over the phone that a group of people suddenly started pushing him near a path in the temple premises. In the chaos, they parted ways, Mamta collapsed and was crushed in the crowd,” Satbir, her brother-in-law, tells The Sunday Express from her hometown of Beri in Haryana.
“Mamata and her son Aditya had gone for a pilgrimage on December 30. She wanted to visit the temple earlier this year, but then Kovid postponed her visit,” says 51-year-old Satbir. Everyone is in a state of shock.”
A housewife, Mamta lived together with her son and youthful daughter at Beri in Jhajjar district. Her husband Surinder was an electrician, and died 5 years in the past on account of well being issues.
Satbir says that Mamta was dwelling on a state pension of Rs 2,250 per thirty days and different relations helped her. “The extended family used to help her in managing the household expenses. The children are now orphans. While we will take care of them, we are hopeful that the government can give jobs to their children on compassionate grounds,” he says.
He says his final rites can be carried out on Sunday after reaching his hometown of Beri.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
