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Shoddy arrangements by Railways led to fatal stampede at Allahabad

Allahabad/New Delhi/Kanpur, Feb 11: While the UP government had made elaborate arrangements to smoothly handle the over 3 crore influx of pilgrims at Kumbh Mela, by dividing the Mela grounds into different sectors, the Railway

India TV News Desk India TV News Desk Updated on: February 11, 2013 12:56 IST

 
Delhi's Shakarpur Mother Dairy resident Raj Singh is still searching for his wife, who had gone to Sangam with their relatives.  Mohan, a resident of Shalimar Bagh, Delhi, who had come with his 58-year-old wife Ram Boli and relatives, lost his wife. He is returning with his wife's body to Delhi.


 
Dharmendra, a resident of Delhi's Sultanpuri who was trying to return by Prayag Raj Express, with his wife and 70-year old mother, was caught in the stampede. His old mother is critically injured and fighting for life in the hospital.
 
Chanbhai, a  resident of  Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, who came with eight family members, lost three of them - 8-year-old daughter Muskaan, 60-year-old mother Bitta and 60-year-old brother's mother-in-law Fulabai, in the stampede.
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