Supreme Court declines to hear petition claiming higher toll in New Delhi Railway Station stampede. Court asked the petitioner to present figures to support the claim that not all deaths had been accounted for. The stampede at the station claimed at least 18 lives, as per the official figure. The Railways announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh for the families of the deceased and Rs 2.5 lakh for seriously injured passengers. The incident was triggered due to the huge passenger buildup on platforms from where trains were scheduled to leave for Mahakumbh at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh. The committee, comprising Narsingh Deo, PCCM/Northern Railway, and Pankaj Gangwar, PCSC Northern Railway, secured the video footages of platforms 14 and 15 of the station where the massive crowd of passengers had gathered just before the tragedy. The court said the affected persons can approach the court in case of denial of ex-gratia. The High Court issued notice to the Central Government and the Railway Ministry over a petition seeking effective steps to prevent stampedes at railway stations.
