At least 15 people died and another 15 were injured in a stampede at the main railway station in New Delhi on Saturday night. The incident occurred as passengers waited to board trains to Prayagraj city, where the Hindu Maha Kumbh festival is being hosted.
The stampede occurred on two railway platforms as passengers waited to board trains to Prayagraj city.At least 15 people died and another 15 were injured in a stampede at the main railway station in India's capital New Delhi on Saturday night , the chief minister of the capital territory told reporters early on Sunday.
Delhi's chief minister Atishi, who only uses one name, said on X that many of the victims were pilgrims who were going to attend the Maha Kumbh. India's Interior Minister Amit Shah said in a post on X that he had spoken to the railway minister and taken stock of the situation.
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