stampede at the New Delhi Railway Station<\/a> took place when hundreds of passengers were waiting to board trains for Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj to attend the ongoing Maha Kumbh.<\/p>\nA senior railway official said the incident occurred after some passengers slipped and fell on others while coming down from a footover bridge.<\/p>\n
President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have grieved the deaths.<\/p>\n
“Deeply anguished to know about the loss of lives in a stampede at New Delhi Railway station. I extend my heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and pray for a speedy recovery of those injured,” President Murmu said in a post on X.<\/p>\n
PM Modi said he was “distressed” by the stampede at the New Delhi Railway Station.<\/p>\n
“My thoughts are with all those who have lost their loved ones. I pray that the injured have a speedy recovery. The authorities are assisting all those who have been affected by this stampede,” he said.<\/p>\n
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