KUNDA, India (AP) — Police have launched a criminal investigation into a deadly stampede at a Hindu temple in northern India that killed 63 people.
The announcement Friday came as relatives made funeral preparations for those killed.
The stampede occurred Thursday as thousands of poor villagers scrambled for free food and clothes at a commemorative event at a temple in the small town of Kunda.
Police say they were not informed of the event beforehand and adequate measures to ensure the safety of participants were not in place.
