New Delhi, July 27 -- At least six people died and many were injured after a stampede took place at Haridwar's hilltop Mansa Devi temple where hundreds of devotees had gathered on Sunday.

The incident took place around 9 am on Sunday. Around 35 people were rushed to the hospital and six of them died, Haridwar Senior Superintendent of Police Pramendra Singh Doba told PTI videos.

Haridwar Senior Superintendent of Police Pramendra Singh Dobal said that rumours of an electric current where stairs to the temple begin sent people into panic, leading to the stampede.

"A stampede broke out at the Mansa Devi temple in the morning because of a rumour... ," Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said.

Being a Sunday, a large crowd of dev...