Deaths Feared, 30 Injured In Stampede At Maha Kumbh, Holy Dip Deferred

Wednesday, 29 January 2025Newsdesk
Deaths Feared, 30 Injured In Stampede At Maha Kumbh, Holy Dip Deferred
Amid a surge in crowd about a kilometre away from the 'Sangam', barricades broke leading some women to faint and suffocate.

New Delhi 29 January 2025

As per news report of NDTV,Around 30 women were injured when a stampede-like situation unfolded at the Maha Kumbh on the morning of Mauni Amavasya, prompting Akharas to defer the holy dip. As crores of devotees streamed into the tent city in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj ahead of the 'Amrit Snan', barricades about a kilometre away from the 'Sangam' broke leading some women to faint. As the unconscious women fell, the stampede-like situation began. They were then rushed to a hospital within the Maha Kumbh fair grounds. Further, some seriously injured women were sent to Bailey Hospital and Swaroop Rani Medical College or treatment.

Source - NDTV

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