Maha Kumbh 2025 Live: CM Yogi deploys more officials, issues fresh directives after stampede

Maha Kumbh 2025 Live: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath ordered a judicial probe into the stampede at Maha Kumbh on Wednesday.

He also announced ₹25 lakh compensation for the families of the deceased.

At least 30 people have been killed, and 60 were injured in the pre-dawn stampede on Wednesday at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh.

Twenty-five bodies had been identified and the rest were yet to be identified, according to the police.

Some of the deceased were from other states, including four from Karnataka, one from Assam and one from Gujarat.

The stampede took place when devotees started converging on the Sangam nose since 7.35pm on Tuesday, when the mahurat for Mauni Amavasya began. The crowd build-up at the Sangam nose turned into a sea of humanity by 2am on Wednesday.