New Delhi. The stampede took place at the capital’s New Delhi railway station at around 9.30 pm on Saturday night. 18 people died in this stampede. There are many children among the dead. It is being alleged that two trains were late and then the platform of a train was changed. Now the Railways has denied these allegations wrong. Himanshu Shekhar Upadhyay, Chief Public Relations Officer of Northern Railway, says that when the accident took place, Magadh Express going to Patna was standing on the number 14 platform of New Delhi railway station. At the same time, the North Sampark Kranti train going to Jammu was at platform number 15. Himanshu Shekhar Upadhyay told what caused the stampede.
#Watch Delhi: Chief Public Relations Officer of Northern Railway, Himanshu Shekhar Upadhyay, Says, “When this tragic incident took place yesterday, at that time, magadh experts going towards are Ber 14 of New Delhi Railway Station, and uttar… pic.twitter.com/ftt109evlm
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Railways have announced a compensation of 10 lakh lakhs to the families of 18 people who lost their lives in a stampede at New Delhi railway station. 2.5 lakhs to the injured and 1-1 Lakha will be compensated by the railway. Of the people killed in a stampede at New Delhi railway station, 9 are from Bihar and 8 from Delhi. At the same time, one of the dead is from Haryana. Before the latest information about the stampede from the railway, many eyewitnesses had said that the trains were late and after changing the platform of a train, there was chaos. Due to which so many people died.
Let us know that people wishing to bathe in Mahakumbh in Prayagraj are getting crowded at all railway stations of the country. In Prayagraj, Sangam station has to be closed several times. However, the Railways has run several trains in view of the rush of passengers. This has also helped in controlling the crowd at Prayagraj and other stations. Now only after the inqu