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Guwahati: Over 100 people, mostly women, died in a stampede on Tuesday during a religious gathering (satsang) in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh.

Women and children were among the casualties.

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Visuals from the scene showed grieving families at the Community Health Centre where the bodies were taken.

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Officials confirmed receiving 27 bodies, with 25 being female and 2 male. Details surrounding the cause of the stampede are still emerging, however, initial reports suggest overcrowding may have been a factor.

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The police confirmed three children were among the deceased.

The stampede occurred in a village within the Sikandra Rao police station limits.