President Draupadi Murmu expressed grief over New Delhi railway station accident

President Draupadi Murmu has expressed condolences to the people who lost their lives in a stampede at New Delhi railway station on Saturday night. President Draupadi posted on X and wrote that it was very sad to hear the news of the death of the people in the stampede at New Delhi railway station. I express my heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and pray for the injured to recover quickly.

Deeply Anguished to Know About The Loss of Lives in a Stampede at New Delhi Railway Station. I extend my heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and Pray for Speedy Recovery of that that.

– President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) February 16, 2025

Expressing grief over this incident, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also asked the officials to help all the people affected. Prime Minister Modi said in a post on ‘X’, “I am distressed by a stampede (situation) at New Delhi railway station. My condolences are with all those who have lost their loved ones. I pray that the injured should recover soon. ”He said that the officials are helping all the people affected by this situation.

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said in a post on ‘X’ that the situation at the station is now under control, Delhi Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel have reached the spot. He said, “The injured have been taken to the hospital. And suddenly special trains are being run to deal with the crowd. ”

At the same time, railway board officials said that due to sudden increase in crowd, passengers pushed each other on the platform, causing minor injuries to some people.

‘There was a lot of crowd at the station’

Eyewitnesses said that due to the huge crowd at the station, many passengers fainted due to suffocation. A passenger Dharmendra Singh said, “I was going to Prayagraj but many trains were running or canceled. There was a lot of crowd at the station. I saw such a crowd for the first time at this station. Six-seven women were taken to stretcher in front of me. “

‘Very much shocked’

Another passenger Pramod Chaurasia said, “I had a sleeper class ticket of Purushottam Express, but the confirmed tickets could not climb the train. A friend and a female passenger got caught in the crowd. There was a lot of shock. We managed to stay safe by waiting outside with our children. “

The Deputy Commissioner of Police (Railways) said in an official statement that when the Prayagraj Express train was standing on platform number 14, many people were present there. The official said that the freedom fighter Express and Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express were running late and passengers of these trains were also present at platform numbers 12, 13 and 14.