Yogi Adityanath announced a judicial probe into the Mahakumbh stampede, with a three-member commission tasked to report within a month.

More than seven people were killed and around 10 injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India on Wednesday, said an official, as tens of millions gathered to take a holy dip on the most auspicious day of the six-week Hindu festival.

At least 30 people have been killed and 60 were injured in the pre-dawn stampede on Wednesday at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj here, a top police officer said.Twenty-five bodies have been identified and the rest are yet to be identified,

At least 30 people were killed and 60 others injured in a stampede that broke out at the Mahakumbh Mela in the early hours of Wednesday, deputy inspector in general Vaibhav Krishna confirmed at a press conference in Prayagraj.

A stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela has resulted in 30 fatalities and 60 injuries, officials report. The incident occurred during a holy dip on Mauni Amavasya, amid massive crowds.