Most of the victims were Hindu pilgrims who went to the Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, in the north of the country, according to the authorities.
At least 18 people, including 14 women, according to a new assessment, were killed in a stampede in a New Delhi station, the news agency reported Sunday Press Trust of India.
Most of the victims were Hindu pilgrims who went to the Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, in northern India.
The jostling occurred late Saturday, when thousands of people were gathered at New Delhi station and waited to get on a train. The incident took place after passengers have slipped and came across others going down a bridge that connects the trains of the trains, the authorities said.
Sheela Devi, who was at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narain Hospital in New Delhi to recover the body of her daughter-in-law, said that an announcement concerning a change of quay had sowed confusion among the passengers, which leads to the jostling.
“The crowd has become uncontrollable and no one could master it”said Nikhil Kumar, a merchant who attended the jostling.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he “Raised by the jostling”.
“My thoughts go to all those who have lost dear beings. I pray that the wounded recover quickly. The authorities help all those who were affected by this stampede”he said on the social platform X.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vahnaw said that an investigation was ordered to determine the causes of the stampede.
Last month, at least 30 people were killed in a previous crowd movement at this six -week festival where tens of millions of Hindu gathered to bathe in the waters of a sacred river.
