(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) A stampede broke out very early this morning around 5:30 or so where five women and five men have died police control room official Vinay Kumar Singh told AFP by phone.A stampede killed at least 10 people and injured more than 60 in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh on Monday as pilgrims gathered at a temple an official said.
“A stampede broke out very early this morning around 5:30 or so where five women and five men have died” police control room official Vinay Kumar Singh told AFP by phone.
“The place is still very chaotic and crowded but police and ambulances have reached the spot” Singh said.
Thousands of devotees were gathering at several temples around a hill in the state’s Chitrakoot area when ropes set up to control the crowds gave way officials told the Times of India website.
“Some of the pilgrims who were walking fell on the ground... and this triggered a panic” police inspector general Pawan Srivastava told the website.
The pilgrims had come in the early morning to Kamadgiri hill for the religious day of Somvati Amavasya to honour Lord Shiva. For more news from Khaleej Times follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/khaleejtimes and on Twitter at khaleejtimes Follow khaleejtimes ->
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