Incident Overview
A stampede at resulted in at least 15 fatalities, including three children, and multiple injuries as passengers scrambled to board trains for the Maha Kumbh Hindu festival.
Eyewitness accounts describe a chaotic situation exacerbated by delayed trains and an unprecedented number of passengers, leading to a crush on platforms.
Responses and Investigations
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed distress over the incident, offering condolences to the victims' families and assuring assistance to the affected.
Railway Minister announced an investigation into the stampede's causes, with initial reports indicating suffocation as a primary factor in the casualties.