In Madhya Pradesh, at least 12 people were killed when a stampede broke out in Hussain Tekri near Jaora town in Ratlam district on the occasion of Chellum, a Muslim religious observation that comes after Moharram. Additional Superintendent of Police, Rajesh Vyas said, the tamped broke out when a huge crowd gathered at Hussain Tekri’s main entry to take part in Chehllum were pushed backward by the police to regulate their entry after midnight. He said, six women and four men, killed in the incident, were crushed under the weight of many persons present at the spot. While bodies of 10 persons were found at one place, two others were traced slightly away from the place where the incident took place. However, police suspect that they might have succumbed due to severe cold. Ratlam Collector R K Sharma has ordered a magisterial probe into the incident and announced as ex-gratia of 10,000 rupees each the next of kin of those killed.