Same day, another crush left 7 dead
Prayagraj, Jan. 31 -- Hours after a stampede killed an estimated 30 people at the nose of the Sangam at the Maha Kumbh, there was another stampede-like situation that led to the deaths of at least seven people, including a child, according to Kalpvasi police station circle officer Rudra Kumar Singh.This incident occurred at Jhusi, along the ghat about 3km away from Sangam nose, Singh said. "Seven people were found dead at the spot at Jhusi due to excessive crowd pressure," the circle officer told HT. Strangely, state administration chose to remain silent about this incident, even during briefing on first stampede at 7pm on Wednesday, by DM Mahakumbh Nagar Vijay Kiran Anand and mela DIG Vaibhav Krishna.P2...
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