Two people were killed and 32 injured in a stampede at a temple in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh after a live electric wire, broken by monkeys, fell onto a tin shed early on Monday, officials said, PTI news agency reports.

The incident occurred at the Avsaneshwar temple in the Haidergarh area during the holy month of Shravan on Monday when devotees had gathered at the temple for “jalabhishek”—offering water as a ritual. 

The electric current spread through the tin shed as the wire fell, triggering panic and a stampede in the temple premises.

Among the victims are women and children.

Several people are in critical condition.

Police have arrived at the scene.

An investigation is underway.