At least eight worshippers, including three young girls, have been killed after the wall of a cave leading to a popular Hindu temple in central India collapsed, police have said.
"Frequent blasts are carried out in the nearby coal mines and that could be the reason for the cave-in. We have asked the rescue team to do a thorough combing of the site to ensure no one else is trapped," Pekra told AFP news agency.
Senior police officer Manisha Thakur told AFP that eight bodies had been recovered - three were girls aged between 10 and 13, and five men.
"Three others are injured. They are in a serious condition," Thakur said.
India has a long history of accidents at religious festivals and sites. Last month, 18 people were killed at a stampede during a funeral procession for a Muslim spiritual leader in Mumbai.
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