At least 15 dead after stampede at New Delhi train station

At least 15 people were dead and another 15 injured in a stampede at the main railway station in New Delhi on Saturday night as pilgrims waited to board trains to the Maha Kumbh festival, authorities said on Sunday.

The incident occurred around 2000 local time (1430 GMT) on two platforms as passengers waited to board trains to Prayagraj city, where the festival is being held, news broadcaster NDTV said.

The death toll included 10 women and three children, local media said.

“People were running across platforms, and there was a chaotic situation that led to people falling on each other,” a man who saw the stampede told ANI.

Delhi’s chief minister Atishi, who only uses one name, told reporters that 15 people had died, while NDTV reported that the death toll had hit 18 people. She said on X that many victims were pilgrims on their way to the festival.

“Distressed by the stampede at New Delhi Railway Station. My thoughts are with all those who have lost their loved ones,” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on X.