At least 12 people were killed in a stampede at a religious shrine in Kashmir, India, while a dozen others were injured as tens of thousands of pilgrims came to the temple to offer prayers on New Year’s Eve. The incident happened at around 2:40 a.m. on Saturday at Mata Vaishno Devi Bhawan shrine, one of the most popular temples in India, Press Trust of Kashmir reported. Police were quick to launch a rescue operation and found that at least 12 people were crushed to death in the stampede incident, and 15 others were injured and hospitalized. Officials believe that the stampede was triggered by a large crowd of devotees who gathered at the shrine to pay their respects on New Year’s Eve. One devotee, who only identified as Mahesh, claimed that the stampede occurred near one of the gates where pilgrims entered and exited the route to the shrine. …