At least 30 dead, 60 injured in stampede at Maha Kumbh 2025

At least 30 people were killed and 60 others injured in a stampede that broke out at the Maha Kumbh Mela in the early hours of Wednesday officials saidThe predawn stampede at the Sangam area of the Maha Kumbh broke out as crores of pilgrims jostled for space to take a holy dip on the occasion of Mauni AmavasyaEalier Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the incident took place between 1 am and 2 am when some devotees climbed over the barricades at Akhara Marg Around 2 am the blaring sirens of ambulances and police reached the incident spotThe CM also announced an ex gratia of R25 lakh each for the kin of the deceasedThose injured were taken to the central hospital established in the Mela areaThe UP government expects a total footfall of around 40 crore pilgrims at the largest spiritual gathering of the worldPM Prez condole incidentPrime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences at the tragic incident at Kumbh and said he was monitoring the situation after the stampede and bathing at the Maha Kumbh has since started thereThe prime minister said he expresses his condolences over the tragic incident and prayed for the early recovery of those injuredldquoWe had to lose some good souls in the tragic incident at Kumbh and some people have also got hurt I convey my condolences to the families of those who lost their lives and pray for the early recovery of those injuredrdquo said ModiPresident Droupadi Murmu expressed deep sorrow and prayed for the recovery of those injuredLeaders express griefWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjeeoffered her condolences to the bereaved familiesBanerjee stated that her experiences of organising the annual Gangasagar Mela in Bengal warrant ldquomaximal planning and carerdquo to handle huge assemblies such as the KumbhChhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai expressed grief over the loss of lives and appealed to devotees to be patient and follow instructions of the local administrationBihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar condoled the deaths of several devotees and hoped for the speedy recovery of those who sustained injuriesldquoDeaths of pilgrims in the unfortunate incident at Prayagraj Mahakumbh Deep condolences to the bereaved families Hope for early recovery of those who are injuredrdquo the Bihar CM wrote in a post on XAAP blames managementThe AAP blamed administrative mismanagement for the stampedelike situation at the Maha Kumbh calling for an end to VIP culture and stricter crowd managementSenior AAP leader Sanjay Singh during a press conference described the scenes from the religious gathering as ldquoscaryrdquo AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal and Delhi CM Atishi expressed sorrow over the incident Meanwhile the Congress hit out at the Centre and the state government demanding that the Maha Kumbh management be handed over to a better administrator40crNo of pilgrims expected to attend Maha kumbhThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever