The toll in a trance at a religious gathering In the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, the death toll has risen to 121, making it one of the deadliest disasters in more than a decade.
The incident took place on Tuesday during a satsang (a Hindu religious festival) in Hathras district.
According to police, the number of people present at the location was three times the permitted limit and most of the dead and injured were women.
A lawsuit has been filed against the event organizers.
The tragedy has sparked outrage in India and questions about lapses in security measures.
What happened?
The persecution took place in the village of Phulrai, where a self-proclaimed godman named Bhole Baba was holding a religious meeting.
According to officials, the event was extremely crowded.
Authorities had given permission for 80,000 people to gather, but according to the initial information report filed by police, about 250,000 people attended the event.
Chaos broke out at the end of the event as the pastor was about to leave in his car.
According to the police report, thousands of devotees rushed to his vehicle and collected dust from the path as a sign of devotion.
As the crowd swelled, several people sitting or crouching on the ground were crushed to death.
The document says some people tried to run to a muddy field across the road but were forcibly stopped and crushed by organizers.
Police have filed charges against a man they say was the main organizer of the event, and several others, on multiple charges including manslaughter.
Disturbing images from the site circulated online on Tuesday.
Some videos show the wounded being taken to hospitals in pickup trucks, tuk-tuks and even motorbikes.
Other images showed distraught relatives standing outside a local hospital, screaming as they tried to find their loved ones among the rows of bodies left at the entrance.
Bunty, who uses only one name and hails from Aligarh district of the state, said he was devastated by the loss of his mother.
On Tuesday evening, he saw her body lying outside a hospital on a news channel.
“But when I reached there, I couldn’t find my mother and since then I have been trying to find her body,” he told BBC Hindi.
Others expressed their anger over the incident.
Ritesh Kumar, whose 28-year-old wife was among the victims, said his life had been turned upside down.
“My family has been devastated. The government must ensure that we get justice,” he said.
Where is the godman now?
The self-proclaimed godman, whose original name is Suraj Pal, is said to be hiding in his ashram in Mainpuri, about 100 kilometres (62 miles) from Pulrai village.
Not much is known about him, but reports say he was a state police officer and adopted the name Bhole Baba after leaving the force.
He has thousands of followers, many of whom say they have been following his religious teachings for years.
According to police, he heads an organisation called the Ram Kutir Charitable Trust, which was also the main organiser of Tuesday’s event.
Satsangs are gatherings where people come together to pray, sing devotional songs or listen to a preacher. Often there are many women present.
Gomti Devi, who was present at the event, said she has a lot of faith in Bhole Baba.
She said she wears a locket with his picture because he “cures diseases, ends domestic problems and provides employment.”
Additional reporting by Abhishek Mathur in Hathras
