Delhi's caretaker Chief Minister and AAP leader, Atishi, on Sunday confirmed that around 15 people were killed and an equal number of persons were injured at New Delhi Railway Station on Saturday due to a devastating stampede.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed his distress over the stampede at New Delhi Railway Station, offering condolences to the families who lost loved ones and wishing a speedy recovery to the injured.
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said that a chaotic situation at New Delhi Railway Station (NDLS) had been brought under control after a huge rush injured 15 people.
The Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of Northern Railway, Himanshu Shekhar Upadhyay, said that there was no stampede at New Delhi Railway Station.
One dead and several injured after a bus carrying devotees from Nepal overturns near Miranpur Sakka village in Ghazipur on Saturday. The bus was on it's way to Prayagraj to attend Maha Kumbh.
A jawan from the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was injured in an IED blast during an area domination operation in Bijapur district on Friday.
A speeding van carrying pilgrims to Sehwan Sharif overturned on Amri Road in Nawabshah in the Sindh region of Pakistan, killing four people and injuring 10 others.
Taking to social media X, the President wrote, "The news of the death of many people in a road accident on Mirzapur Highway in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh is unfortunate. I express my condolences to the families of the deceased. I wish for the speedy recovery of all those injured."
According to police, the blast took place near the Domail police station, close to the Mangal Mela area. Terrorists planted explosives along the roadside, which detonated near the convoy. Following the incident, security forces and police launched a search operation in the area to apprehend
Two persons died on the spot and five others were injured after a granite-carrying vehicle overturned on the Kodad National Highway in Mudigonda of Khammam district on Friday.
According to authorities, the explosion was caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) planted beside the road. The labourers were mostly from Swat and Shangla districts and were on their way to work when the blast occurred.