AdvertisementAdvertisementRelatives waiting outside a hospital where those injured were brought to in Haridwar, India on Jul 27, 2025. (Photo: AP)27 Jul 2025 03:36PM (Updated: 27 Jul 2025 03:38PM) Bookmark Bookmark WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedInRead a summary of this article on FAST.Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST HARIDWAR, India: At least six people were crushed to death at a popular Hindu temple in northern India's Uttarakhand state on Sunday (Jul 27), officials said, after a massive crowd surge.The stampede occurred on the stairway leading to the Mansa Devi temple in the Hindu holy city of Haridwar, on the banks of the Ganges river, and left many injured."Six dead and more than 10 injured are admitted to the hospital," senior city police official Parmendra Dobhal told AFP.Uttarkhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said relief and rescue operations were underway."I am constantly in touch with the local administration regarding this matter and continuous monitoring of the situation is being done," he said in a statement.Deadly stampedes and crowd crushes are a common occurrence at Indian religious festivals.In June, a sudden crowd surge at a Hindu festival in the coastal state of Odisha triggered a stampede that killed at least three people and injured several others.The previous month six people were crushed to death in the western state of Goa after thousands gathered for a popular fire-walking ritual.And in January, at least 30 people were killed in an early morning crush at the Kumbh Mela, a Hindu mega-festival in the northern city of Prayagraj.Millions at India's Maha Kumbh Mela festival take 'holy dip' a day after fatal stampedeIndian police arrest four people for cricket fans stampedeSource: AFPNewsletterMorning BriefSubscribe to CNA’s Morning BriefAn automated curation of our top stories to start your day.Sign up for our newslettersGet our pick of top stories and thought-provoking articles in your inboxSubscribe hereGet the CNA appStay updated with notifications for breaking news and our best storiesDownload hereGet WhatsApp alertsJoin our channel for the top reads for the day on your preferred chat appJoin hereAlso worth readingContent is loading...Expand to read the full storyGet bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST