Did Platform Change Announcement Lead To Delhi Stampede? What Cops Say | Read
At least 18 people died after a huge rush of passengers, caused by two delayed trains and a special Express train to Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, led to a stampede at the New Delhi Railway station on Saturday night. While eyewitnesses claimed that a last-minute platform change announcement for the special train to Prayagraj caused panic before the deadly stampede, the Railways has denied any such change.
The Delhi police have now provided a clarification in this regard. According to the police, the arrival of another special train to Prayagraj - the Prayagraj Special - on platform number 16 confused the passengers waiting for the special train on platform number 14.
