Kushinagar, Feb 17 (TIWN) At least 11 women were killed after drowning in a well, late on Wednesday, during a 'haldi' ceremony in Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar.

The incident, in which at least 10 people were also injured, took place at Naurangiya Tola village when an iron grille, they were sitting on, broke, they said.  Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have expressed grief over the incident.