Prayagraj, Jan. 30 -- Jai Prakash Soni's voice quivered as he recounted the heartbreaking loss of his mother, Sheela, in the stampede that struck Sangam Ghat in Prayagraj on Wednesday morning.
While consoling his sobbing father and two children as they waited at the Central Hospital, he recalled, "My mother fell as someone pushed from behind... By the time I could search for my mother, she was already being crushed by the crowd. Six of us came here. Now we are five."
The tragedy unfolded in the early hours when a massive crowd of devotees was caught in a panic, sparking chaos and leading to loss of life.
Among the victims was Nankun, from Gonda district, who was crushed in the stampede. His son Rahul recounted the tragedy. "We had come t...