Dozens of people were injured when 18 people died in a stampede at New Delhi railway station on Saturday night. Most of the people who lost their lives in the incident are from Bihar. From 7 -year -old child to 79 -year -old elders, they have lost their lives in the incident. A compensation of Rs 10 lakh has been announced to the families of the deceased.
12 women were included in the dead, while 4 children also died. The children killed in the stampede are from 7 years to 15 years. 9 of the 18 dead have been identified as a resident of Bihar. Many people from Buxar, Samastipur, Muzaffarpur and Patna lost their lives in the accident.
They lost their lives
1. Aha wife husband Ravinde Nath, resident Buxar, age- 79 years
2. Pinky wife husband Upendra Sharma, resident Sangam Vihar Delhi, age- 41 years
3. Sheela wife husband Umesh Giri, resident Sarita Vihar Delhi, age 50 years
4. Vyom son Dharmwari, resident Bawana Delhi, age- 25 years
5. Poonam Devi wife Megha Nath, resident Saran Bihar, age- 40 years
6. Lalita Devi wife Santosh, resident- Patna Bihar, age- 35 years
7. Suruchi daughter Manoj Shah resident Muzaffarpur Bihar, age- 11 years
8. Krishna Devi wife Vijay Shah, resident- Samastipur Bihar, age- 40 years
9. Vijay Shah son Ram Swaroop Shah resident- Samastipur Bihar, age- 15 years
10. Neeraj son Indrajit Paswan, resident Vaishali Bihar, age- 12 years
11. Shanti Devi wife Raj Kumar Manjhi, resident- Nawada Bihar, age 40 years
12. Pooja Kumar daughter Raj Kumar Manjhi, Nawada Bihar, Age- 8 years
13. Sangeeta Malik wife Mohit Malik, resident- Bhiwani Haryana, age 34 years
14. Poonam wife Virendra Singh, resident Mahavir Enclave age 34 years
15. Mamta Jha wife Vipin Jha, resident- Nangloi Delhi, age 40 years
16. Riya Singh daughter Opil Singh, resident- Sagarpur Delhi, age 7 years
17. Baby Kumari daughter Prabhu Shah, resident- Bijwasan Delhi, Age- 24 years
18. Manoj son Panjdev Kushwaha, resident Nangloi Delhi, age 47 years
Freedom fighter going to Bihar via Prayagraj was also late
There was a huge crowd at the railway station of passengers going to Mahakumbh on Saturday night. People standing on the stairs fell victim to the accident due to uncontrolled crowd on the bridge between platforms 14, 15. An official said that the freedom fighter Express and Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express were running late and passengers of these train were also present at platform numbers 12, 13 and 14. The freedom fighter express goes to Bihar via Prayagraj. A large number of people wanted to sit in a freedom fighter. When a special train was announced in the midst of many trains, more and more people wanted to move towards it, causing this accident.
Compensation announcement for victims
Railways announced compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the family of those killed in the stampede at New Delhi railway station. Railways said that two and a half lakh rupees will be given to the seriously injured and one lakh rupees to those who were marginally injured.
Police started investigating stampede
Delhi Police started an investigation on the incident of stampede at New Delhi railway station on Sunday, under which CCTV footage will be analyzed and found out why there was chaos. Police sources gave this information. At least 18 people died and more than 12 people were injured at a stampede at New Delhi railway station late on Saturday night. Police sources said, ‘Our main goal is to investigate the main cause of stampede. We will collect all the data of CCTV footage and the announcements made during that time.
18 people died tragically in a stampede at New Delhi railway station on Saturday night. Many people are injured in this accident, who are undergoing treatment at LNJP Hospital in Delhi. Railways has constituted a committee to investigate the accident. According to sources, the railway report has revealed how such a big accident happened at the station. The report has many shocking revelations.
1500 general tickets were sold in an hour
The report has revealed that the train for Prayagraj was to arrive at New Delhi station. A large number of people started reaching the station from the evening for the ongoing Mahakumbh in Prayagraj. Apart from those who had a confirmed ticket of the train, thousands of people reached the platform. According to the report, 1500 general tickets were sold at New Delhi station in an hour. This number states how huge crowds of passengers were at the station.
How suddenly a stampede took place?
According to the information, the stampede was on platform number 14 of the station. Actually Prayagraj Express was coming on number 14 platform. At the same time, the train coming for Bihar on number 13 platform was running late. After this, there was an announcement that a special train from platform number 16 will run for Prayagraj. It was only after the announcement that people started moving from platform number 14 to 16.
Platform number 14 was already over crowd. The crowd moved upwards with the help of the stairs, while there was no place to set foot on the stairs. Some people fainted and fell down in such a shock. The crowd started moving forward, crushing people. There was a stampede on the platform.
Railway officer told the reason for stampede
CPRO Himanshu Shekhar Upadhyay of Northern Railway said, “Yesterday when this tragic incident took place, at that time, the North Sampark Revolution going towards Jammu on Magadh Express and platform number 15 on platform number 14 of New Delhi railway station Was. Meanwhile, many passengers standing behind them fell on the stairs coming from the foot over bridge to platform number 14-15, and this tragic incident happened. A high level committee is investigating this… ”
After all, how did such a crowd reach the station?
Weekend is considered to be the biggest reason for such a large number of people reaching the station. People wanted to go to Mahakumbh on weekends. When the confirmed ticket was not found, people reached the platform only with general tickets. At the same time, there was a lack of crowd management towards the station administration. To control such a crowd, the number of RPF personnel should not be present there.
