Authorities confirmed 30 deaths and 60 injuries in a stampede during the Maha Kumbh festival. The incident occurred early Wednesday morning, with 25 victims identified and efforts ongoing to identify the remaining five.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered a judicial inquiry into the Kumbh Mela stampede. The commission will aim at finding the reasons that led to the stampede at the Maha Kumbh. The three-member inquiry panel would be headed by retired judge Harsh Kumar and also include former DGP VK Gupta and retired IAS officer DK Singh.

Mauni Amavasya, also known as Maghi Amavasya or Magh Amavasya, is a significant day observed during the Magha month in Hindu lunar calendar.

At least seven people were killed and around 10 injured in a pre-dawn stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj on Wednesday, an official said, the most auspicious day of the six-week Great Pitcher Festival.