Investigators inspect the railway station where a stampede occurred on Feb. 10 in Allahabad, India, on Feb. 11, 2013. At least 36 people were dead and over 30 others injured in a stampede taking place at the busy railway station in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh's holy town of Allahabad Sunday night. (Xinhua/Wang Ping)

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Death toll in stampede in northern India rises to 36

NEW DELHI, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- At least 36 people, including an eight-year-old girl, are now confirmed dead and several others injured in a stampede which broke out at a busy railway station in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh's holy town of Allahabad Sunday night, a senior police official said Monday.

The incident happened at the town's main railway station when millions of devotees were returning to their respective home states after taking a dip in the sangam, the confluence of the river Ganges and Yamuna, on the occassion of the Hindu holy festival of Maha Kumbh which started last month.  Full story

Passengers sit on railways to wait for trains at the railway station where a stampede occurred on Feb. 10 in Allahabad, India, on Feb. 11, 2013. At least 36 people were dead and over 30 others injured in a stampede taking place at the busy railway station in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh's holy town of Allahabad Sunday night. (Xinhua/Wang Ping)

Passengers wait for trains at the railway station where a stampede occurred on Feb. 10 in Allahabad, India, on Feb. 11, 2013. At least 36 people were dead and over 30 others injured in a stampede taking place at the busy railway station in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh's holy town of Allahabad Sunday night. (Xinhua/Wang Ping)