Poonam Devi, a relative of one of the people killed in the stampede at New Delhi Railway Station, reached the mortuary of LNJP Hospital on Sunday to get the body of her family member. Where she claimed that there was a sudden announcement to change the platform due to which there was chaos at the railway station. She said I got the information that the bodies have been kept here, so I have come to get the body of my relative. Poonam further told that we were going to Chhapra, Bihar, I have no information about my train ticket and neither do I know which train I had to board.

Let us tell you that 18 people lost their lives in the stampede at New Delhi Railway Station on Saturday. The incident took place at around 10 pm when thousands of devotees were going to Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh 2025 festival. Deputy Commissioner of Police Railway, KPS Malhotra said that the incident took place when a large number of passengers gathered on platform number 14, where Prayagraj Express was standing. In addition, due to the delay in the departure of Swatantrata Senani Express and Bhubaneswar Rajdhani, there was more crowding on platforms 12, 13 and 14. During this, a stampede occurred in which 18 people lost their lives.

President Draupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have expressed grief over this accident. At the same time, the Railways has announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the families of those killed in the stampede at New Delhi Railway Station. Apart from this, the Railways has announced a compensation of Rs 2.5 lakh to the seriously injured and Rs 1 lakh to the minor injured.