Union Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic stampede at New Delhi Railway Station. Seth emphasised the grandeur of the Kumbh Mela, calling it the largest religious gathering of Sanatan Dharma. A two-member committee constituted to probe the deadly stampede inspected the site on Sunday, spoke to witnesses and secured the CCTV footage installed there. The committee has ordered the securing of video footage of platforms 14 and 15 of the station where the massive crowd of passengers had built up hoping to board trains to Prayagraj for the Maha KumbH Mela. The incident occurred as a massive crowd. of passengers, hoping to. board trains for the ongoing MahaKumbhMela, rushed onto platforms 14. and 15. The stampede followed a sharp increase in the number of passengers attempting to catch the evening trains to the holy city, resulting in overcrowding and chaos. The probe panel is also mandated to investigate the possibility of the incident being triggered by rumours which forced waiting passengers to switch between the two platforms, resulting. in the crushing of people on platform number 14.
