The Uttar Pradesh government has invoked strict measures in Prayagraj a day after a stampede took place in the Maha Kumbh Mela.
At least 30 died and 60 others sustained injuries in the stampede on Wednesday as crores of devotees descended in the Mela area for a holy dip on the Mauni Amavasya, one of the most auspicious days of the Kumbh Mela.
The government has said that the stampede was triggered by devotees pushing against barricades in an attempt to reach the Sangam nose area.