“A stampede occurred at New Delhi Railway Station, resulting in the loss of 15 lives on Saturday. The incident happened around 10 pm when thousands of devotees were heading to Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh 2025 festival, causing severe overcrowding at the station. An eyewitness, an Indian Air Force (IAF) sergeant on Sunday recounted that despite announcements and efforts to convince people to avoid gathering in large numbers, the crowd remained unmanageable. The Railway Board, on Sunday, informed that a two-member high-level committee had been formed to investigate the matter and determine the cause of the stampede, which claimed around 15 lives. The station was experiencing an unusually high volume of passengers, prompting the railways to operate four additional special trains to manage the crowd. To regain control of the situation, the situation was temporarily blocked, with reports of people fainting and being hospitalized, according to the Railway Board. The situation is now under control, and the passengers have been sent by special train.”
