New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said the loss of lives in a stampede in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras was heart-rending and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured.

At least 27 people were killed and several more injured in the stampede at a religious congregation in a village in Hathras district, police said.

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"The news of the death of many devotees, including women and children, in the accident in Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh is heart-rending. I express my deepest condolences to those who lost their family members and pray for the speedy recovery of those injured," Murmu said in a post on X in Hindi.

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