Maha Kumbh Stampede in Prayagraj: 30 Dead, 60 Injured; Judicial Probe Ordered
New DIG Vaibhav Krishna, who is in charge of police stampede investigations, is quoted in the early hours of the night between 1n and 2am as saying that the incident occurred amid a massive break in the barricades, which had caused some deaths while 25 of the casualties were recognized, at least 36 victims out of 60 being among the injured and the help line number set up by the MOM: 1924
Maha Kumbh Stampede in Prayagraj: 30 Dead, 60 Injured; Judicial Probe Ordered
"It is sad to know that at least 30 people have lost their lives, and 60 others have been injured in the stampede at the Maha Kumbh venue in Prayagraj tragedy," said Vaibhav Krishna DIG Mahakumbh.
Several casualties of a stampede happened at the Sangam area of the Kumbh Mela accident early Wednesday (January 29, 2025) because plenty of pilgrims were in a hurry for the holy bath on the event of Mauni Amavasya. While the Uttar Pradesh government has refrained from providing the exact figure of the dead, President Droupadi Murmu, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and many Union Ministers, as well as several Chief Ministers, have extended their condolences to the victims and their families across parties.
In the meantime, 'amrit snan,' replacing the traditional bathing veneration of the akhara communities which had been postponed due to the stampede, was resumed at 2:30 p.m., and the procession, which was much less grand than usual, was continued by Mahant Ravindra Puri, the chief authority of the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath stated that some of the devotees were "seriously injured". He went on to report that the incident happened somewhere between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. and the devotees who were climbing over the barricades at the Akhara marg were without help. Rescue workers and policemen were frequently observed carrying the injured in Kumbh persons on the stretchers.
The belongings of the people, including the ground where they had been gathering, also spread around. Following the human crush at the Maha Kumbh stampede on Mauni Amavasya Wednesday, the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath a series of instructions related to the smooth functioning of the crowd, the flow of traffic, which prevent a build-up of people and the cooperation among the departments.
