- Victims include 10 women and three children.
- Many pilgrims victims of Maha Kumbh: Delhi CM
- PM Modi, others express condolences on the incident.
New Delhi: At least 15 people were killed and as many were injured in a stampede at the main station of the Indian capital in New Delhi on Saturday evening, the chief minister of the capital of the capital.
The incident occurred around 8 p.m. (local time) on two platforms while passengers were waiting to get on trains for Prayagraj City, where the Hindu Festival Maha Kumbh is organized, according to the media.
The number of deaths included 10 women and three children, local media said. The media showed images and videos of crowds spilling on each other at the station, following the incident, while the police and the rescue teams worked to relieve congestion.
The CM Atishi of Delhi, which uses only one name, said on X that many victims were pilgrims who were going to attend the Maha Kumbh.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and some other federal ministers have confirmed the rush incident in the positions on X without disclosing the number of deaths.
“In distress by the stampede at New Delhi station. My thoughts go to all those who have lost their relatives,” said Modi on X.
The Minister of the Interior of India, Amit Shah, said in a post on X that he had spoken to the Minister of Railways and takes stock of the situation.
An investigation was ordered in the incident and four special trains were sent to evacuate the rush caused to the station, said Railway Minister Ashwini Vahnaw on X, adding that the situation is now under control.
“The whole team strives to help all those who have been affected by this tragic incident,” he said.
Dozens of people were killed in a jostling before dawn in Maha Kumbh in northern India last month while tens of millions of Hindu gathered to dive into the waters of the sacred river The most favorable day of a six -week festival.
Delhi Lieutenant-Governor, VK Saxena, one of the main officials of the capital of the capital, also visited the hospital to meet the injured during the incident on Saturday, showed local media.
“This is a very tragic incident and we pray for those who have lost their lives,” said Atishi.
India has witnessed several railway accidents in the past two years, including a collision in 2023 which killed at least 288 people.
Indian Railways is the fourth largest train network in the world and is upgrading of $ 30 billion, as part of Modi’s thrust to stimulate connectivity.
