A stampede at New Delhi railway station killed at least 15 people as thousands waited to board trains for the Maha Kumbh Hindu festival. Delhi's caretaker chief minister Atishi expressed condolences and the railway minister ordered an investigation.
Saturday, February 15, 2025 10:48PMAt least 15 people were killed in a stampede at a railway station in India's capital of New Delhi, an official said Sunday, local time.
Delhi's caretaker chief minister Atishi, who uses only one name, said that the bodies were brought to the capital's Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narain Hospital. The stampede happened late Saturday, local time, while thousands of people were gathered at the New Delhi railway station and waiting to board a train to the site of the Maha Kumbh Hindu festival in northern India."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 said on X.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that an investigation has been ordered to find what led to the stampede. Passengers jostle with each other to board a train at the New Delhi Railway station, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Feb.15, 2025.At least 30 people were killed in a stampede at the six-week festival last month after tens of millions of Hindus gathered to take a dip in sacred river waters.
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