People, including Hindu pilgrims on their way to attend the "Maha Kumbh Mela", or the Great Pitcher Festival, gather at the New Delhi Railway Station to board a train in New Delhi, India, February 15, 2025. Photo: Reuters
The chief minister of India's northern state of Uttarakhand posted on X that local police and other rescue teams have reached the spot and are engaged in relief and rescue operations.
The injured have been taken to the local hospital, the ANI report added.
India has a history of crowd accidents. At least 30 people died at the Maha Kumbh Hindu festival in January as tens of millions gathered to dip in sacred waters.
In June, at least 11 people died in crowd chaos outside an Indian cricket stadium.
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