At least 15 people died and another 15 were hurt in a stampede at the primary train station in India&& 's capital New Delhi on Saturday night, the chief minister of the capital territory told reporters early on Sunday.The incident happened around 8pm local time on two platforms as guests waited to board trains to Prayagraj city, where the Hindu Maha Kumbh festival is being hosted, media reports said.The death toll consisted of 10 ladies and 3 kids, local media stated.
Media showed images and videos of crowds pouring over each other at the station, following the incident, as cops and relief groups toiled to ease the congestion, Reuters reported.Delhi&& 's primary minister Atishi, who only utilizes one name, stated on X that a number of the victims were pilgrims who were going to go to the Maha Kumbh.Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and some other federal ministers verified the stampede event in posts on X without divulging the death toll.&& Distressed by the stampede at New Delhi Railway Station.
My ideas are with all those who have lost their liked ones,& & Modi stated on X.India&& 's Interior Minister Amit Shah said in a post on X that he had spoken with the train minister and taken stock of the situation.An enquiry was ordered into the event and 4 unique trains were dispatched to evacuate the rush triggered at the train station, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated on X, adding that the circumstance is now under control.&& The entire team is working to help all those who have actually been impacted by this terrible occurrence,& & he said.Dozens of individuals were killed in a pre-dawn stampede at the Maha Kumbh in northern India last month as tens of millions of Hindus gathered to swim in spiritual river waters on the most auspicious day of a six-week festival.The post At least 15 dead in stampede at New Delhi train station initially appeared on Ariana News.