We have just received reports from several prominent news outlets indicating that between 14 and 15 individuals have sustained injuries due to an overwhelming crowd and an incident at New Delhi Railway Station. However, we would like to reassure our readers that the railway services are continuing to operate as planned.
A significant number of people are present at New Delhi Railway Station, and four individuals have been transported to the hospital after experiencing health issues. The Railway Minister is currently on the way to the location.
As per the latest reports, a massive crowd has gathered at New Delhi Railway Station to board both trains. The Railway Police have noted that the crowd size increased unexpectedly.
This led to a suffocating situation, and currently, four individuals who became unwell have been transported to the hospital. In today’s article, let’s delve deeper into this incident, exploring how this situation developed, the number of injuries reported, and the current conditions at New Delhi Railway Station.
Unexpected Crowd Gathering at New Delhi Railway Station
It is often said that death arrives silently, yet at the New Delhi Railway Station, it came with a rush. Those who perished in this tragedy had set from their homes for a journey, unaware that it would be their final voyage.
When we lose someone dear to us, an unfathomable sea of sorrow emerges. A similar scene unfolded at the New Delhi Railway Station, where a heap of lifeless bodies lay. Some were transported to the hospital, while others had their worlds shattered.
These shoes and slippers must have once been a source of pride for someone. These garments must have adorned someone’s body. This mangalsutra represents the aspirations of a married woman, while shows and slippers lay strewn across the tracks.
Subsequently, they were concealed at the edge of the platform. Numerous mangalsutras now rest in this corner, weeping silently; who can say if the married woman who once cherished it around her neck is still alive in this world?
In this dire situation, it was reported that a sister was located after half an hour, but by then, she had already passed away. After that, we waited for an hour, even attempting to revive her; her husband performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
For an hour, no one showed up. I moved her from one track to another, while everyone kept rubbing their hands, hoping she would came back to life, but she was gone for good. Right now, all you see on most trains, buses, and roads across the country is a massive crowd, and it’s like our country is stuck in this chaos.
The situation is so intense that people are desperate to get to the Maha Kumbh, even if it means shoving each other down or resorting to violence. In states like West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Delhi, the chaos is overwhelming because of this crowd. At New Delhi Railway Station, there was a stampede that claimed 18 lives, including 11 woman and five children.
New Delhi Railway Station: Stampede Hidden?
What happened at New Delhi Railway Station was an accident, but the aftermath was anything but accidental. There’s a clear distinction to be made. Accidents can occur anywhere, anytime, but when they start happening over and over, it’s no longer just a coincidence.
Negligence has become evident, and accountability must be established. Claims regarding the preparations for Kumbh were made, but those claims were later disproven. Even with all the preparations, a stampede could still have occurred. So, what did the government and the railways learn 15 days after the stampede on Mauni Amavasya?
The pressing question is why did another stampede occur? This cannot simply be labeled as an accident. It is no longer a matter of mere coincidence. The manner in which the news was controlled, with gunmen stationed outside the hospital, raises concerns.
Reports surfaced of journalists being obstructed, and the lieutenant governor of Delhi altered his tweet. The Railway Minister refrained from mentioning the term ‘stampede’ for several hours. This situation is not merely an accident or coincidence.
It pertains to whitewashing and concealing information. None of this transpired by chance. We must not fall into the trap of categorizing it as an accident; we should question why this occurred.
Railway Police Threatened Journalist Saumya Raj
Saumya Raj, a journalist from Political India, tweeted her account stating that the Railway Police attempted to intimidate her by threatening detention unless she provided them with her phone’s password and deleted all data related to the experiences of those present at the station.
रेलवे पुलिस द्वारा मुझे हिरासत में लेने की धमकी देकर डराने की कोशिश की गई ताकि मैं उन्हें अपने फ़ोन का पासवर्ड बता दूँ और स्टेशन पर मौजूद लोगों की आपबीती का सारा डेटा डिलीट कर दूँ। उन्होंने मुझसे कहा कि आप यहाँ से कुछ नहीं दिखा सकते, डेटा डिलीट करो नहीं तो अभी उठा कर ले जाएँगे। pic.twitter.com/KmkBfAW4qt
— Saumya Raj (@JournoSaumya) February 16, 2025
In her video, she has thoroughly analyzed all the incidents she faced, which is worth watching.
Why Is There No Government Response?
On the day of Mauni Amavasya, January 29, a stampede occurred, and just 15 to 16 days later, a similar incident took place at New Delhi Railway Station. This raises the need for inquiry into why, when news about the railways began to circulate, such an event was permitted to happen, and why the crowd was not managed effectively.
Every day, the number of individuals bathing at Kumbh is reported in crores, yet the count of people present at New Delhi Railway Station on the night of 15 February remains unrecorded. Where there is a need for publicity, crores of individuals are counted over hours, while in situations requiring accountability, the means to count seems to vanish.
Initially, a stampede occurred on Saturday, 15 February, between 9:1 and 9:30 pm. Approximately two hours later, at 11:11 pm, the news agency ANI tweeted a statement from Himanshu Shekhar Upadhyay, the CPRO of Northern Railway, asserting that no stampede had taken place and that it was merely rumour.
Did the Railway extend an apology to the public for this incident an express regret? Numerous individuals were present at the station and are aware that a stampede occurred, resulting in fatalities. Those who accompanied the victims would have witnessed the event firsthand.
However, railway officials are dismissing it and a rumour. It is the governments’s responsibility to disprove such claims, yet in this instance, the government is labeling a genuine incident as a rumour.
About two hours following the incident, at 11:21, the prominent news agency ANI tweeted the Railway Ministry’s first statement, indicating that all Railway Police and Delhi Police personnel had arrived at Delhi Railway Station, managing the situation, and that all injured individuals were being transported to the hospital.
Even in this statement, there’s no mention of anyone’s death. No details about the deceased were provided. For two hours, the stampede was just a rumor; that’s the situation at New Delhi Railway Station.
At 11:36 PM, the Railway Minister states that the situation at New Delhi Railway Station is now under control. The Delhi police and RPF have arrived. The injured are being taken to the hospital, and special trains are being taken to the hospital, and special trains are being run to clear the sudden crowd.
Situation under control at New Delhi railway station (NDLS)
— Ashwini Vaishnaw (@AshwiniVaishnaw) February 15, 2025
Delhi Police and RPF reached. Injured taken to hospital. Special trains being run to evacuate sudden rush.
The Railway Minister doesn’t use the term stampede; instead, he refers to the situation. Now, consider whether people died at New Delhi Railway Station because of the situation or because of a stampede.
Following the Railway Minister’s statements, Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor Vinay Saxena tweeted at 11:55, stating that an unfortunate accident occurred at New Delhi Railway Station due to chaos and a stampede, resulting in loss of life.
While the Railway Minister didn’t even label it a stampede, the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi mentioned that ‘I have instructed the Chief Secretary to implement the arrangements of the District Disaster Management Authority, and I am continuously monitoring the situation.
However, precisely thirty minutes later, the Lieutenant Governor’s tweet was altered, omitting the statement that individuals had perished in the stampede. in the revised tweet, the Lieutenant Governor describes it as an unfortunate incident.
Conclusion
Our goal is to provide you with accurate updates regarding the stampede at New Delhi Railway Station. Numerous videos and news reports related to this event are already circulating on social media, and based on that, we have compiled all the information for you in this article. To remain updated with the latest news, please visit the newskaghar24.com website.