A senior police officer said at least 30 people died as a crowd panicked at the Hindu Kumbh Mela mega-festival in the northern city of Prayagraj.

Probe ordered after 30 deaths at world’s largest religious festival in India - Indian authorities have released an official statement on the death toll but it is expected to rise

A pre-dawn human stampede at the world’s largest religious gathering has killed at least 30 people in India. Many more were injured after a surging crowd spilled out of a police cordon and trampled bystanders.