TNI Bureau: At least thirty people have lost their lives and sixty injured in a stampede at the Sangam area of the Mahakumbh early on Wednesday.
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According to DIG Kumbh Mela Vaibhav Krishna, barricade broke after a large number of people gathered on the Akhara route in the wee hours of Wednesday before the “Brahm Muhurta” between 1 am to 2 am, leading to stampede.
The stampede happened with sudden surge of pilgrims, all driven by the desire to take the holy dip at 3 am on the auspicious occasion of Mauni Amavasya.
