Death toll in India's religious event rises to 107
International Desk
The death toll in the stampede during a religious event in Uttar Pradesh of India has climbed to 107, reports Hindustan Times.
Officials said that the number of casualties is likely to rise.
Earlier, officials reported 27 deaths, including 25 women, in the stampede during the religious event at a village in Hathras district of India’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday.
The stampede apparently occurred due to overcrowding, Sikandara Rao police station SHO Ashish Kumar said.
"We have received 27 bodies so far... bodies are still coming," Uttar Pradesh state senior medical officer Ram Mohan Tiwari told AFP earlier.
Crowds had gathered to celebrate the Hindu deity Shiva in the city of Hathras, some 140 kilometres (87 miles) southeast of New Delhi.
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Deadly accidents are common at places of worship in India during major religious festivals.
At least 112 people were killed in 2016 after a huge explosion caused by a banned fireworks display at a temple marking the Hindu new year.
The blast ripped through concrete buildings and ignited a fire at a temple complex in Kerala state, where thousands had gathered.
Another 115 devotees died in 2013 after a stampede at a bridge near a temple in Madhya Pradesh.
Up to 400,000 people were gathered in the area, and the stampede occurred after a rumour spread that the bridge was about to collapse.
About 224 pilgrims died and more than 400 others were injured in a 2008 stampede at a hilltop temple in the northern city of Jodhpur.
