“Eyewitnesses at the New Delhi Railway Station recounted the horrific situations that led to the deadly stampede. The incident occurred when a large crowd gathered at platforms 14 and 15, awaiting trains bound for Prayagraj, where the Maha Kumbh is ongoing. \”Such a huge crowd wasn’t expected. I have never seen such a massive crowd at the railway station, even during the festivals,\” an eyewitness said. A passenger who lost his mother in the stampede case alleged that no police were there at the moment of the incident. The platforms of the trains were not changed, but the crowd was so huge that it could not be controlled,\” he said. The brother of one of the victims, Sanjay said, \”We were 12 people going to MahaKumbh. We hadn’t even reached the platform but were at the stairs. My family, including my sister, were stuck in the crowd. We found her after half an hour and by the time she was dead.\””
