New Year’s Eve Stampede at India Temple Kills 12 Pilgrims, Injures Dozens

People commute in the city of Srinagar, in Kashmir, India, on Sept. 17, 2018. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

At least 12 people were killed in a stampede at a religious shrine in Kashmir, India, while a dozen others were injured as tens of thousands of pilgrims came to the temple to offer prayers on New Year’s Eve.

The incident happened at around 2:40 a.m. on Saturday at Mata Vaishno Devi Bhawan shrine, one of the most popular temples in India, Press Trust of Kashmir reported.