India, July 27 -- A stampede at Haridwar's revered Mansa Devi Temple on Sunday morning killed six pilgrims and injured several others. The stampede occurred during the Shravan month, a period when thousands of pilgrims throng the shrine in Devbhoomi Uttarakhand.

The officials said thestampede started at 9 am on the staircase route to the Mansa Devi temple, the officials said.

"According to preliminary reports, six persons have been declared dead, and another 10-15 persons have been injured. The seriously injured ones have been shifted to higher medical centres," Haridwar district magistrate Mayur Dixit said

Though the real cause behind the Mansa Devi stampede will be determined after an official investigation, as per Haridwar District ...