In the Indian Union Territory, Jammu and Kashmir took place in one of the temples. Ani news agency reported this with reference to the Minister of Defense of the country Rajnatha Singh.
The incident happened on Saturday night, on January 1, in the cave temple of Vaisno-Devi. It is known that the crush arose due to the dispute between the pilgrims. According to preliminary data, 12 people were killed, 13 more were injured.
It is noted that the Prime Minister of India Narendra Moi announced compensations in the amount of 200 thousand Indian rupees (2.7 thousand dollars) relatives of the dead and 50 thousand rupees (670 dollars) victims.
On November 5 last year, several people died as a result of the crown at the AstroWorld Music Festival in Houston, Texas (USA). The audience, gathered at the speech of Rapper Trevis Scott, tried to pour closer to the scene, a panic began. The crush lasted about half an hour, people lost consciousness, many were injured.