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| Stampede at Viewing of Dead Spiritual Leader Kills 18 in India | Stampede at Viewing of Dead Spiritual Leader Kills 18 in India |
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| JAIPUR, India — At least 18 people were killed and another 46 injured in a stampede in an exclusive Mumbai enclave early Saturday morning at the viewing of a spiritual leader who had died Friday, according to Indian media. | JAIPUR, India — At least 18 people were killed and another 46 injured in a stampede in an exclusive Mumbai enclave early Saturday morning at the viewing of a spiritual leader who had died Friday, according to Indian media. |
| The cause of the stampede was unclear. Thousands were packed into the narrow lanes near the house of Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin, a leader of the Dawoodi Bohra community, in hopes of getting a last glimpse of his body. Around 1:30 a.m., confused pushing led to the stampede, according to reports. | |
| Deadly stampedes among religious pilgrims are frequent in India, with poor crowd control and narrow spaces often the cause. In October of last year, 89 people in northern India were killed when thousands of pilgrims panicked when they thought the narrow bridge they were crossing was collapsing. Hundreds more were injured in that stampede. | Deadly stampedes among religious pilgrims are frequent in India, with poor crowd control and narrow spaces often the cause. In October of last year, 89 people in northern India were killed when thousands of pilgrims panicked when they thought the narrow bridge they were crossing was collapsing. Hundreds more were injured in that stampede. |