New Delhi. 18 passengers, including children, lost their lives in a stampede at New Delhi railway station in the capital on Saturday. In this case, the Railways has formed an inquiry committee of two members. At the same time, Delhi Police has started a separate investigation. According to media reports, the Delhi Police has found in the preliminary investigation that when the trains were being announced at the New Delhi railway station, information was given about two trains of the same name. Due to this, the passengers traveling were confused and the platforms started running from one to another to catch the train. This led to a stampede. However, this will be known about this in a detailed investigation.
New Delhi Railway Station Stampede | Investigation into the confusion over the announcing of the trains Haappened because of two trains having the same initial name starting with ‘Prayagraj’. The announcing of the prayagraj special Arriving at Platform 16 LED to Confusion…
– ANI (@ani) February 16, 2025
Earlier, the CPRO of Northern Railway claimed that there was neither a train late nor a train platform before the stampede at New Delhi railway station. The CPRO of Northern Railway had told the media that a person slipped on the stairs of the foot over bridge and then the people coming after him fell on top of one. At the same time, while talking to the media, some auto drivers told that they suddenly saw a lot of crowd growing outside the New Delhi railway station. At the same time, an Air Force employee had earlier told that people were not listening to anyone. Whereas, some people had alleged that the train platform was changed and this caused the accident.
#Watch New Delhi Railway Station Stampede: Narsingh Deo, Principal Chief Commercial Manager (PCCM), Northern Railway Says ”… The two Member Committee Formed by the Railways has started. We are trying to understand all the evidence. We have also also after seen cctv… pic.twitter.com/3rm3s1abiz
– ANI (@ani) February 16, 2025
Politics has also been hot after Saturday accident at New Delhi railway station. Opposition leader is seeking resignation of Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav. At the same time, the Railway Minister went to his ministry and talked to the Railway Board Chairman and other senior officers about the accident. The railway has announced a compensation of 10 lakh rupees to the families of those killed in the stampede at New Delhi railway station, 2.5 lakh to the injured and Rs 1-1 lakh to the injured. The Bihar government has also decided to give assistance of 2-2 lakhs to the families of the deceased.