Passengers jostle with one another to board a prepare on the New Delhi Railway station, in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Feb.15, 2025.
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NEW DELHI — At the very least 18 individuals, together with 14 girls, 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.
Most of the victims have been Hindu pilgrims who have been touring to the Maha Kumbh competition in Prayagraj in northern India, in line 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 prepare. The incident occurred after some passengers slipped and fell on others whereas coming down from a footbridge that connects prepare 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 prepare platforms created confusion among the many passengers that led to the stampede.
“The gang went uncontrolled and nobody may management it,” stated Nikhil Kumar, a shopkeeper who witnessed the gang surge.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated 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 aiding all those that 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.
At the very least 30 individuals have been killed in a stampede on the six-week competition final month after tens of tens of millions of Hindus gathered to take a dip in sacred river waters.
