At least 60 killed in stampede at religious event in India

Irish Independent Breaking News (Stock Image)

Biswajeet Banerjee

At least 60 people have been killed in a stampede at a religious gathering in northern India, officials have said.

More than 150 others were admitted to hospitals after the crush in a village in the Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh state, medical official Umesh Tripathi said.