Belagavi, Jan. 30 -- The bodies of four devotees from Karnataka's Belagavi, who lost their lives in the stampede at the Maha Kumbh, arrived at Delhi Airport around 12 PM on Thursday, according to Belagavi District Commissioner Mohammad Roshan.

From Delhi the bodies will be brought to Belagavi this evening. Roshan said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has directed the district administration to receive the bodies upon arrival. Due to lack of time, the post-mortem in Delhi has been canceled, he said. Arrangements are being made to conduct the post-mortem in Belagavi.

Earlier in the day, Karnataka Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said that senior officers are coordinating the effort to bring back the bodies.

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