Mass panic in New Delhi: 15 dead at the pilgrimage festival chaos!

Mass panic in New Delhi: 15 dead at the pilgrimage festival chaos!

With a tragic mass panic at a train station in Neu-Delhi, at least 15 people were killed, including children. The incident occurred on a very frequented day when thousands of travelers were on the way to the impressive Maha Kumbh Mela, the largest pilgrimage festival in the world. Due to the enormous rush, the train station was overcrowded, which led to a devastating situation, while the police and rescue workers tried to cope with the chaos, as local media reported.

reactions of the authorities

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi showed himself shaken about the events and expressed his sympathy on the X platform: "My thoughts are with all those who have lost their relatives." India's Interior Minister Amit Shah also found out about the situation and announced that an investigation of the incident was initiated. This tragic mass panic is not the first incident of this kind, because at the end of January at least 30 people died in a similar misfortune during the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj. Unfortunately, these mass panics are common at the great religious festivals in India and often serious tragedies that shake the country, such as APA reported .

According to information, 10 other injured people were also brought to a nearby hospital. The background of the mass panic is currently being examined, and the authorities are under pressure to improve the security precautions at such major events in order to prevent similar incidents in the future, according to nau.ch.