The seven devotees who have been lost in the dam’s waters, included three women – Sharda Lodhi (55), Lila Lodhi (40), Ram Devi Lodhi (35) – and four children – Kumkum Lodhi (15), Cheena Lodhi (14), Kanha Lodhi (7) and Shiva Lodhi (8). All the missing as well as the rescued devotees belonged to an extended Lodhi caste family of Rajawan village of MP’s Shivpuri district.“Right now, our priority is to search for the seven missing devotees and rescue them. After that, we will inquire into the reasons for the mishap. Preliminary findings suggest that the small boat was not just overcrowded, but also had some hole, which caused water to fill and the boat to overturn,” a senior MP police official present at the spot added.Devotees in some parts of Shivpuri district in MP’s Gwalior-Chambal region, have long been following the tradition of going to the Siddh Baba Temple on an island in the Dam, on the eve of the festival of Rang Panchami, which will be celebrated on Wednesday.
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