Maha Kumbh: Stampede on Mauni Amavasya, seven dead

AT LEAST seven people were reportedly killed and around 10 injured after a stampede broke out at the Sangam in Prayagraj on Wednesday (29) amid the ongoing Maha Kumbh, as millions turned up for a holy bath on Mauni Amavasya.Videos and photographs after the stampede showed bodies being taken away on stretchers and people sitting on the ground crying, while others stepped over clothes, shoes, backpacks and blankets left by those trying to escape the crush.