| Part of 2025 Prayag Kumbh Mela | |
  Prayag Maha Kumbh Mela stampede  Prayag Maha Kumbh Mela stampede | |
| Date | 29 January 2025 |
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| Location | Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates | 25°25′53″N 81°53′17″E / 25.431388°N 81.887971°E |
| Also known as | 2025 Prayag Maha Kumbh Mela Crowd collapses |
| Type | Crowd collapses and Stampede |
| Cause | Broken barrier |
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On 29 January 2025, crowd crushes occurred at the 2025 Prayag Kumbh Mela[1][2] at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers in Prayagraj,[3] in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. At least 30[4] people were killed, while 90 others were injured.[5] This is the sixth crowd crush during the Kumbh Mela in the past 70 years.[6] A second crush in the following hours[7] killed seven people including a three-year-old child.[8] The official death toll count has been disputed, with reports suggesting the actual number of fatalities being higher than the government’s figure. A Newslaundry report based on hospital and police records claims the death toll to be at least 79.[9] These discrepancies have led to criticism of the government’s handling of the incident and calls for greater transparency.[10]
- ^ "Kumbh Mela: Worshippers feared killed in crowd crush at huge Indian religious festival". BBC News. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ Regan, Helen (29 January 2025). "Several injured in crowd crush at India's Kumbh Mela religious festival". CNN. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ Livingstone, Helen (29 January 2025). "India crowd crushes: dozens feared dead at Kumbh Mela religious festival – latest updates". the Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ Belam, Martin; Lamb, Kate; Livingstone, Helen (29 January 2025). "Police in India confirm 30 dead and 60 injured in the stampede at Maha Kumbh". the Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ "30 dead, 90 injured in stampede at Maha Kumbh; Yogi Adityanath orders judicial inquiry". Firstpost. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "Deaths after the surge: On the stampede at the Maha Kumbh". The Hindu. 29 January 2025. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ Sharma, Saurabh; Patel, Shivam (30 January 2025). "Millions of Hindus take 'holy dip' a day after fatal stampede". Reuters. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ John, Kenneth (31 January 2025). "A second crush 3km away claimed 7 lives". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ Kumar, Basant (5 February 2025). "Exclusive: Hospital, police records suggest at least 79 deaths in Kumbh stampede". Newslaundry. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "Moments before deadly stampede at India's Maha Kumbh, devotees pleaded to open more routes". Reuters. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.