Families search for missing relatives after 12 feared dead in crush at Kumbh Mela festival
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is the second top official after Prime Minister Narendra Modi to offer condolences to the families of those who have lost loved ones in the crush. In a post on X, he called the accident in Prayagraj "extremely painful" and expressed condolences to victims' relatives.
Contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. - Watch: BBC reports from scene of India's Kumbh Mela crush ...
Many were feared dead after millions of Hindu pilgrims at a huge Hindu festival in India rushed to bathe in holy river waters ...
Officials had been preparing for months for the world’s largest religious festival, with around 400 million Hindu pilgrims ...
Accidents such as the deadly stampede at the Kumbh Mela festival in January 2025 are a notorious feature of Indian religious ...
A deadly stampede at Triveni Sangam ghat during Mahakumbh 2025 resulted in at least fifteen deaths as devotees gathered for ...
At least seven people have died and dozens of others have been injured in a stampede at the world’s largest religious ...
A tragic stampede at the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj claimed multiple lives, prompting condolences from Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and ...
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Maha Kumbh: Near stampede on Mauni Amavasya, casualties feared; Akharas call off Amrit SnanMultiple casualties were feared after a "stampede-like" situation broke out at the Sangam on Wednesday amid the ongoing Maha ...
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