India, May 9 -- A four-member fact finding team into the stampede that killed six people at a temple during an annual festival in Shirgaon village of North Goa has blamed multiple factors including crowd mismanagement, a rush of devotees and a scuffle among the devotees for the stampede, people familiar with the matter said.

In a statement, the Chief Minister's Office said the government was "examining its findings."

"The fact-finding committee constituted to conduct an inquiry into the unfortunate incident at the Shirgao Jatra has submitted its report. The government is currently examining the findings. A formal statement will be made by the chief minister upon completion of the review," a CMO statement read.

Six people died and 70 ot...