A crush at New Delhi Railway Station has left at the least 15 folks lifeless and an extra 10 injured.
Dr Ritu Saxena, deputy medical superintendent of Lok Nayak Hospital in New Delhi, confirmed the numbers to BBC Hindi after 1000’s of individuals reportedly crammed into the railway station on Saturday night.
The Reuters information company reported that three of the lifeless have been youngsters, whereas 10 have been ladies.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned his ideas have been “with all those that have misplaced their family members” in a publish on X.
Eyewitnesses advised BBC Hindi a “large crowd” had gathered on the station, by way of which many individuals have been travelling to and from the Hindu spiritual competition, the Kumbh Mela.
Ruby Devi mentioned the gang on the Indian capital’s foremost railway station had been so huge she was unable to get inside.
One other particular person mentioned police have been doing their job “however the crowd grew to become an excessive amount of”.
Contained in the station, in accordance with officers, two trains had been delayed, whereas a 3rd – heading to Prayagraj, the place the Kumbh Mela is held – was ready to depart.
“There have been way more folks than I’ve ever seen at this station,” Dharmendra Singh, who hoped to journey to Prayagraj, advised India’s PTI information company.
“In entrance of me, six or seven ladies have been taken away on stretchers.”
KPS Malhotra, deputy commissioner of police, mentioned the scenario had been “uncontrolled for a quick spell of 10 to fifteen minutes on account of overcrowding”.
Indian Railways had initially dismissed discuss of a stampede as a “hearsay”, in accordance with Reuters, however confirmed that an undisclosed variety of folks had been injured and brought to hospital.
The incident comes weeks after dozens have been killed in a pre-dawn crush on the Kumbh Mela competition in northern India, the place tens of tens of millions of Hindus had gathered to take a dip in sacred river waters on one of many holy days of a six-week competition.
