Kochi: Thirty persons were killed and over 60 injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj on Wednesday, media reports said.
DIG Mahakumbh, Vaibhav Krishna, told reporters that mishap occurred as thousands of devotees rushed past security barriers at Triveni Sangam to take a sacred dip on Mauni Amavasya.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced a judicial inquiry into the incident by.a 3-member judicial commission headed by Justice Harsh Kumar, former DG V K Gupta and retired IAS D K Singh.
The chief minister said the state government has been receiving necessary guidelines from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP national president J P Nadda and others.
Yogi expressed his deepest condolences to the kin of those who lost their near ones.
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