Chaos broke out at the house of Burhanuddin where his body lies (Jack Zalium/Flickr)

The report suggested that the pandemonium broke out in the crowd following the closure of the gate to the house of Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin’s, where his body rested.

Burhanuddin, who passed away on Friday at the age of 102, was the leader of the Dawoodi Bohras, which is the sub group of the Ismaili Shias.

The funeral for the deceased religious leader is expected this Saturday.

Stampede of this scale is no novelty to India as hundreds of people died in similar incidents over the past years.

See Also: Stampede In India Kills Dozens

Last October, over hundred people were killed in a stampede incident that broke out during a Hindu festival near the Ratangarh temple in Madhya Pradesh state.

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