Mecca: The number of Indians killed in the deadly stampede in Mina during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia shot up to 30 with two more Malayalis being confirmed dead on Sunday. Kunjumon (65), hailing from Uroob Nagar Puthuveetil in Ponnani, and Kunnummal Pookkayil Muhammed Kutty (30) of Kottakkal, Malappuram, are the deceased. With this, the total number of Malayalis who were killed in the tragedy touched eight.
Zulfiquer Abdul Kalam, Sajeev Habeeb (Punalur, Kollam), Abdul Rahman Aasaarikandy Cholembra (Riyadh), Moideen Abdul Khader (Palakkad), Kollam Karunagapally native Shafi’s wife Ameena Beevi, Aboobacker from Kozhikode and Muhammed Fayas from Farooq were the Malayalis who were killed in the stampede.
Saudi authorities have put the total death toll from the stampede during Haj to 769. The number of injured stands at 934. At least 13 Indians were among those injured. King Salman has ordered the formation of a committee to probe the deadly incident during the five-day pilgrimage in which around two million people from over 180 countries took part. From India, 1.5 lakh pilgrims performed Haj. 
Haj is one of the five pillars of Islam that should be performed at least once in a lifetime by every Muslim who is financially and physically capable.
The stampede broke out after two massive lines of pilgrims converged on each other from different directions at an intersection close to the five-storey Jamarat Bridge in Mina for symbolic stoning of the devil.
It was the second major accident this year for pilgrims, after a construction crane collapsed on September 11 at Mecca's Grand Mosque, killing over 100 people, including 11 Indians.