At least 15 dead after stampede at New Delhi railway station, city's chief minister says


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  • Sunday, 16 Feb 2025

People, including Hindu pilgrims on their way to attend the "Maha Kumbh Mela", or the Great Pitcher Festival, jostle to board a train at the New Delhi Railway Station in New Delhi, India, February 15, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer

(Reuters) - At least 15 people died and another 15 were injured in a stampede at the main railway station in India's capital New Delhi on Saturday night, the chief minister of the capital territory told reporters early 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 Hindu Maha Kumbh festival is being hosted, media reports said.

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