Lots of the victims have been Hindu pilgrims who have been travelling to the Maha Kumbh pageant in Prayagraj in northern India, in line with Delhi’s caretaker chief minister.
A minimum of 18 individuals – 14 of them ladies – have been killed in a stampede at a railway station in New Delhi, the Press Belief of India information company reported on Sunday.
Lots of the victims have been Hindu pilgrims who have been travelling to the Maha Kumbh pageant in Prayagraj in northern India, in line with Delhi’s caretaker chief minister, Atishi, who makes use of just one identify.
The stampede occurred late on Saturday whereas 1000’s of individuals have been gathered on the New Delhi railway station ready to board a prepare. The incident occurred after some passengers slipped and fell on others whereas coming down from a footbridge that connects prepare platforms, authorities mentioned.
Sheela Devi, who was at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narain Hospital in New Delhi to gather her daughter-in-law’s physique, mentioned an announcement a few change of prepare platforms created confusion among the many passengers that led to the stampede.
“The gang went uncontrolled and nobody may management it,” mentioned Nikhil Kumar, a shopkeeper who witnessed the group surge.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned that he was “distressed by the stampede.”
“My ideas are with all those that have misplaced their family members. I pray that the injured have a speedy restoration. The authorities are helping all those that have been affected by this stampede,” he mentioned on the social platform X.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw mentioned that an investigation has been ordered to seek out what led to the stampede.
A minimum of 30 individuals have been killed in a stampede on the six-week pageant final month after tens of tens of millions of Hindus gathered to take a dip in sacred river waters.
