Summary The spiritual head of the Dawoodi Bohra community died following cardiac arrest on Friday.
MUMBAI (Web Desk) - At least 18 people were killed and 60 others were injured in a stampede that broke out early Saturday near the Malabar Hill residence of Dawoodi Bohra spiritual leader Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, who passed away on Friday morning.
The incident occurred around 1:30 am as thousands of community mourners converged near Saifee Mahal, where the Syedna's body was kept for people to pay their last respects.
He is to be buried beside his father at Raudat Tahera Mausoleum in Bhendi Bazar, south Mumbai.
The spiritual head of the Dawoodi Bohra community died following cardiac arrest here on Friday, an official said. He was 102.
He is succeeded by his second son, Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin.
Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin had proclaimed Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin as his successor at a Nass (investiture) in London in 2011.
The new Syedna, who was on a visit to Sri Lanka, is expected to reach Mumbai and finalise the funeral and other arrangements.
Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin had succeeded his father, the late Syedna Taher Saifuddin in 1965 and led the community for nearly five decades.
