Passengers jostle with one another to board a practice on the New Delhi Railway station, in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Feb.15, 2025.
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NEW DELHI — Not less than 18 folks, together with 14 ladies, have been killed in a stampede at a railway station in India’s capital of New Delhi, the Press Belief of India information company reported Sunday.
Lots of the victims have been Hindu pilgrims who have been touring to the Maha Kumbh pageant in Prayagraj in northern India, in keeping with Delhi’s caretaker chief minister, Atishi, who makes use of just one title.
The stampede occurred late Saturday whereas 1000’s of individuals have been gathered on the New Delhi railway station ready to board a practice. The incident occurred after some passengers slipped and fell on others whereas coming down from a footbridge that connects practice platforms, authorities stated.
Sheela Devi, who was at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narain Hospital in New Delhi to gather her daughter-in-law’s physique, stated an announcement a few change of practice platforms created confusion among the many passengers that led to the stampede.
“The crowd went out of control and no one could control it,” stated Nikhil Kumar, a shopkeeper who witnessed the gang surge.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that he was “distressed by the stampede.”
“My thoughts are with all those who have lost their loved ones. I pray that the injured have a speedy recovery. The authorities are assisting all those who have been affected by this stampede,” he stated on the social platform X.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated that an investigation has been ordered to seek out what led to the stampede.
Not less than 30 folks have been killed in a stampede on the six-week pageant final month after tens of hundreds of thousands of Hindus gathered to take a dip in sacred river waters.
