In Madhya Pradesh, at least five people were killed and around 30 injured in a stampede this morning at Ratangarh temple in Datia district. According to police sources, a large number of devotees had gathered at the temple for Durga Puja festivities.

The stampede apparently occurred after police resorted to a mild lathicharge to control the crowd of devotees moving towards the shrine.

They said, as the stampede occurred, over 100 people ran towards a bridge across Sindh river. Some of the devotees are feared to have fallen into the river and are untraceable so far.