PM Modi condoles loss of lives in stampede at New Delhi Railway Station. A massive crowd of passengers in a rush to catch trains to Prayagraj led to a stampede late on Saturday night. The situation began taking a chaotic turn at around 8 p.m. on platforms 14 and 15 of the station as passengers were waiting to catch a train to the holy city of Prayagraj to attend the Maha Kumbh Mela. At least four fire engines were also rushed to the spot to control the situation at the New Delhi railway station. The Northern Railway, in a post on X, wrote: \”Situation of heavy rush atNew Delhi Station is under control. The injured have been taken to hospital. Special trains are being run to evacuate sudden rush,\” the Railway Minister had posted on social media a while ago. The Delhi Lt Governor V.K. Saxena said: \”There has been an unfortunate and tragic incident of loss of. lives and injuries due to disorder & stampede\”
