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Exclusive: Hospital, police records suggest at least 79 deaths in Kumbh stampede

The Uttar Pradesh government has officially claimed 30 deaths during the stampede at the Mahakumbh in Prayagraj last week. The Adityanath-led administration was already under fire for the curious delay in announcing the death toll, and for mismanagement that allegedly precipitated the stampede. 

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