Prayagraj, Feb. 1 -- A three-member judicial commission began its investigation into the Maha Kumbh stampede on Friday as state authorities separately started probing if other such incidents took place at the mega religious festival on the same day, people aware of the matter said.

The panel, headed by retired Allahabad high court judge Harsh Kumar and comprising former director general of police (DGP) VK Gupta and retired IAS officer DK Singh, reached Sangam, where at least 30 people were killed in a predawn stampede on Wednesday.

Maha Kumbh Nagar's deputy inspector general (DIG) Vaibhav Krishna, who accompanied the panel along with mela incharge Vijay Kiran Anand and senior superintendent of police (SSP) Rajesh Dwivedi, said officials...