At least 104 Sabarimala devotees were killed and over 40 injured in a stampede when a jeep crashed into homebound pilgrims at Pulmedu in Kerala's Idukki district, in the worst tragedy to strike the worshippers of the famed shrine in a decade. Kerala Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said the toll in the stampede that took place last night has climbed to 104. As may as 40 dead bodies have been identified so far including of two Malayalees. The Malayalees were identified as Korukutty, 60 from Vengara , Malappuram and Unnikrishnan from Thripunithura.
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