Overcrowding of venue for Hindu religious event in Uttar Pradesh blamed for tragedyPeople mourn next to the bodies of victims of a stampede outside a hospital in Hathras district in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India on July 2. (Photo: Stringer via Reuters)NEW DELHI - At least 107 people were feared dead in a stampede at a Hindu religious gathering in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, the broadcaster NDTV reported. The stampede happened in a village in Hathras district, about 200 kilometres southeast of New Delhi, where authorities said a large crowd had gathered on an area of open ground in response to a call from a local religious leader. Videos on social media showed bodies piled up on the ground outside a local hospital. “The incident happened due to overcrowding at the time when people were trying to leave the venue,” Hathras district administrator Ashish Kumar told reporters.
