A 118-member delegation, including Heads of Mission, their spouses, and diplomats from 77 countries, is also visiting the Mahakumbh in Prayagraj on Saturday.
As per sources, the Jhunsi stampede also happened due to excessive crowd pressure and the closed pontoon bridges as some of the women devotees fell to the ground and were were run over.
The stricter security and management measures put in place by the state government included declaring the Mela premises a no-vehicle zone and banning the VVIP pass provision.measures rolled out.
Suddenly, the mela premises, which had been throbbing with spiritual energy, was filled with screams, tears and a huge clamour for help with devotees running helter-skelter
