A stampede broke out at Haridwar`s Mansa Devi temple on Sunday, killing six people and leaving many injured, police said. Rumours of an electric current where the stairs to the temple begin sent the devotees into a panic, leading to the stampede, Haridwar Senior Superintendent of Police Pramendra Singh Dobal told PTI Videos.

About 35 people were rushed to the hospital and six of them died, he said.

The incident took place around 9 am.