At least 18 people were
killed in a stampede that broke out early Saturday near the Malabar Hill
residence of Dawoodi Bohra spiritual leader Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, who
died Friday morning, officials said.
According to police and
BMC Disaster Control officials, the stampede took place around 1.30 a.m. as
thousands of community mourners converged near Saifee Mahal, where the Syedna's
body was kept for people to pay their last respects.
The cause of the sudden
stampede is not clear, but officials said at least 17 bodies were taken to
Saifee Hospital and one to Cumballa Hill Hospital.
At least 20 people, who
suffered injuries, were treated and allowed to go, while another three have
been admitted for treatment, BMC Disaster Control said.
Syedna Mohammed
Burhanuddin, spiritual head of the Dawoodi Bohra community, died following
cardiac arrest here Friday, an official said.
He was 102 and his funeral
is scheduled later this morning in Bhendi Bazaar, south Mumbai.
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