Prayagraj (UP), Sep 4 (PTI) The Allahabad High Court on Monday fixed September 18 for hearing a PIL seeking an inquiry into the stampede in Bankey Bihari temple at Mathura in August last year.

A two-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Pritinker Diwaker and Justice Ashutosh Srivastava passed the order while hearing the PIL filed by Anand Sharma and another person of Mathura.

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Two devotees were killed and seven injured in a stampede at the Bankey Bihari temple during Janmashtami celebrations in August last year.

During the previous hearing, the high court was informed that the state government is planning to construct a corridor after acquiring five acres of land adjacent to Bankey Bihari Mandir to give facilities to the pilgrims.

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