Six persons were killed and several others injured when a stampede broke out at a ashram in Chandidweep area here, official sources said.
The stampede broke out when a large number of followers tried to enter the gate of the Shantikunj Ashram to take part in a 'yagya' as part of the centenary celebrations of the ashram founder Pandit Shreeram Sharma.
Senior administrative and police officials have rushed to the spot.