India, Jan. 29 -- A 63-year-old businessman from Assam's Hailakandi district has died, in the Maha Kumbh stampede that occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, said police.

The deceased's body will be airlifted from Allahabad to Silchar, said Leena Doley, superintendent of police (SP) of Hailakandi.

Nitiranjan Paul, owner of Om Sweets in Assam, had travelled to Prayagraj with his family last week to take a dip. The family had stayed in the Madhwapur area of Prayagraj.

Nitiranjan's wife, Gayatri, told the police that the family had reached the ghat early due to a large number of devotees and around 2.30 am, the stampede broke out.

She said that the members screamed for help, but there was no police at the spot. After hours of searchin...