New Delhi. Due to the crowd gathered to visit Mahakumbh, a major accident occurred late on Saturday night at New Delhi railway station. About 18 people died in the accident while many were injured. The government has announced compensation for the accident. 10 lakh rupees will be given to those who lost their families in the accident. The injured will be given financial assistance of two and a half lakh rupees while the minor injured will be given financial assistance of one lakh rupees. The compensation amount is being distributed.
On the other hand, regarding the entire incident, the railway administration said that at around 10 pm at New Delhi railway station, there was an unexpected crowd near platform number 13 and 14. Some passengers on the platform fainted due to a sudden crowd. This spread a rumor of a stampede -like situation. This caused chaos. The situation was later controlled by reducing the crowd. Northern Railway immediately launched 4 special trains to remove the sudden sudden crowd. Now the crowd is reduced. Meanwhile, the unconscious and injured passengers have been taken to the nearest hospitals by RPF and Delhi Police. The railway has ordered a high -level inquiry into the unfortunate incident.
