Maha Kumbh Stampede: Death toll crosses 30; Yogi Adityanath orders judicial inquiry

The death toll in the Maha Kumbh stampede has crossed 30. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday ordered a judicial inquiry to ascertain the reasons that led to the stampede. He also announced a compensation of Rs 25 lakh each for the family of people who lost their lives. The number of casualties may increase as the many are still injured.

Yogi said, “The incident is heart-wrenching. We express our deepest condolences to all those families who lost their loved ones. We have been in constant touch with the administration since last night. The Mela Authority, Police, Administration, NDRF, SDRF and all other arrangements that could be made have been deployed there.”

He went on to add, “We have formed a three-member judicial commission headed by Justice Harsh Kumar, former DG VK Gupta and retired IAS DK Singh. We have been monitoring the entire incident from the Chief Minister’s control room, the Chief Secretary’s control room, and the DGP’s control room throughout the day.”