At least 30 killed in stampede at India’s Maha Kumbh festival, police say

Millions of Indian Hindu devotees are expected to take part. Picture: AP

At least 30 people have been killed and many more were injured in a stampede at the world’s largest religious gathering in India, police said.

The tragedy took place as millions of pilgrims rushed to dip in sacred waters during the Maha Kumbh festival in the north of the country.