A tragic stampede at the New Delhi Railway Station last Saturday evening left at least 18 people dead, with initial police investigations pointing to confusion between two similarly named trains as the cause of the disaster.The preliminary investigation suggests that passengers panicked after hearing the name āPrayagrajā in the announcement, not realizing it referred to a different train.
Further complicating the situation, four trains bound for Prayagraj were scheduled that evening, with three of them delayed, according to police. Passengers claimed that no police personnel were present to control the swelling crowd.