Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai called the stampede incident that occurred at the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine on Saturday "unfortunate". Elaborating on the tragedy, Nityanand Rai also informed us that the incident took place at the main entry gate, gate number 3, of Mata Vaishno Devi. At least 12 people were killed and 15 others injured in the incident.