A Hindu devotee holds his son as they leave after a deadly stampede before the second "Shahi Snan" at the "Maha Kumbh Mela"
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New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday expressed deep sorrow over the stampede at the Maha Kumbh and prayed for the recovery of those injured.
Multiple casualties took place as a stampede broke out at the Sangam area of the Maha Kumbh early Wednesday as crores of pilgrims jostled for space to take a holy dip on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya.
"The stampede incident at Prayagraj Maha Kumbh is extremely sad. I express my condolences to the families of the injured devotees and pray to God that all the injured devotees recover soon," Murmu said in a post on 'X' in Hindi.
The incident took place between 1 am and 2 am when some devotees climbed over the barricades at Akhara marg.