Police said that at least 18 people were killed by Stamped at New Delhi railway station on Saturday night, two due to confusion on the same initial names of two Shragraj-bound trains, the police said.
Two trains with early names starting with Prayagraja confuse passengers on 14 and 16 platforms.
According to Delhi Police, the Preagraj Express was already on platform 14, while Prayagraj was scheduled to come in the Special Platform 16.
Since Manch 16 was announced for The Riyagraj Special arrival, the passengers of the Prayagraj Express who could not reach their train in platform 14, thought that their train was reaching platform 16.
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Police said the stamped people occurred in the form of influx, where there was an increase on platform 16, where the passengers of the Shradragraj Special were already waiting.
The New Delhi railway station saw a huge crowd on Saturday, as people were waiting for their prevention of prevention-bound trains which were to attend the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela. The Delhi Police said that when there was a stampede, there were four more trains for Riyagraj, out of which there were unexpected crowds, in which there was an unexpected crowd, the Delhi Police said.
The railway station saw the congestion on Saturday as the railway sold 1,500 normal tickets every hour, adding the already present crowd at the station.
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According to an official, there was already a crowd at the railway station as there was a delay in Swatantra Fighter Express and Bhubaneswar RJDhani Express. Passengers of these two trains were also present at platforms 13 and 14.
With the sale of an additional 1,500 normal tickets every hour, it was only added to the station at the station, which makes it congested and uncontrollable.
The Railways has ordered a high-level inquiry into the incident. chairman Draupadi Murmu And Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the loss of life in the stampede.
