“Special Train Did Not Arrive…”: Railway Commissioner On Bandra Stampede

Mumbai:

Thane Central Railway Deputy Commissioner Manoj Nana Patil on Sunday attributed the stampede at Bandra Terminus to elevated passenger rush as a result of festive season and the unreserved nature of the practice.

Regardless of the Central Railway’s announcement of two unreserved trains departing from Mumbai, Deputy Commissioner Patil famous that the inflow of passengers for the particular practice affected the Antyodaya Specific, creating an amazing crowd that led to a stampede.

“Antyodaya Specific is a weekly practice that runs each Sunday. Being unreserved and reasonably priced, it normally attracts a excessive variety of passengers. As a result of Diwali pageant, the push was unusually excessive. Moreover, the particular practice scheduled to run yesterday didn’t arrive, leading to much more passengers converging right here. Our crew was current, however individuals all of a sudden rushed for seats. Nobody was critically injured within the incident… We’re investigating the information,” Manoj Nana Patil mentioned.

A minimum of eight people had been reported injured within the stampede at Bandra Terminus at this time, in line with an official assertion by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Company (BMC).

The incident occurred round 02:45 hours, as passenger practice quantity 22921 Antyodaya Specific was slowly being introduced onto platform no 1 from the BDTS yard. Some passengers on the platform tried to board the transferring practice, resulting in a fall that resulted in accidents to 2 people.

In response, the RPF, GRP, and House Guard officers on responsibility promptly admitted the injured to the Authorities Bhabha Hospital close by.

All injured passengers at the moment are reported to be in secure situation, in line with the medical crew.

Among the many injured, 5 had been admitted for remedy, whereas three opted to discharge themselves in opposition to medical recommendation (DAMA). Moreover, two sufferers had been transferred to KEM Hospital for additional care.

The injured people are recognized as Shabhir Abdul Rehman (40), Sameer Shaikh (22), Mohammad Shareef Shaikh (25), Parmeshwar Sukhdar Gupta (28), Ravindra Harihar Chuma (30), Ramsevak Ravindra Prasad Prajapati (29), Sanjay Tilakram Kangay (27), and Divyanshu Yogendra Yadav (18).

In the meantime, opposition leaders criticised the native administration and Indian Railways, citing insufficient festive season planning that led to the incident.

“The stampede at Bandra Terminus could be very disturbing… This highlights the failure of Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Inadequate trains through the festive season and native administrative shortcomings contributed to this mishap,” mentioned NCP-SCP chief Clyde Crasto.

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