Pinky Devi, 38, lost her life in the stampede. Her family members claim that there was no security or administrative arrangements at the time of the incident. Thirteen family members, including Pinky Devi, had left home to attend the Maha Kumbh. One family member, who stayed behind, said they received a call at 8:30 PM and were rushed to LNJP Hospital. Six family members were caught in the stampede at the railway station. The cremation is underway. Pinky Devi had two children—one son and one daughter.
Reporter: Shahnaz Parveen
Camera: Suresh K Pandey
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Reporter: Shahnaz Parveen
Camera: Suresh K Pandey
#Stampede #NewDelhiRailwayStation #NewDelhi #MahakumbhMela #LNGPHospital
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00:00My two daughters, there were six of us, all of us were under the pressure.
00:06I got hurt, but I couldn't do anything about it.
00:11For an hour, I held their hands, I breathed into their mouths, I brushed their chests.
00:20I breathed a little, but they couldn't take it anymore, they told me to take them away.
00:27They told me to take them away, but I couldn't do anything about it.
00:35On the night of 15th February, at New Delhi Railway Station,
00:39the situation was a mess and 18 people lost their lives.
00:56We are currently in Sangam, Bihar, and Pinky Devi, who is 37 years old,
01:11has also been buried in this cemetery, she has been brought here for cremation.
01:17We spoke to Pinky Devi's family, they say that while the cemetery was being cremated,
01:24there were no arrangements for security at the railway station.
01:29If we had paid a little attention from there,
01:33if the line wouldn't have gone, people would have stopped in the back,
01:36and everyone in the front would have been saved.
01:38The administration?
01:39Yes, the administration, they were very careless.
01:42Didn't they have any duty there?
01:44My father got hurt in front of them.
01:47There was no guard there, nothing.
01:50Pinky Devi and 13 other people had come with her to visit her family.
01:56Out of which, 6 people from her family, including 4 children, were badly injured.
02:04After that, Pinky Devi was taken to the LNGP hospital.
02:12At around 8.30 pm, Pinky Devi's family was called from the LNGP hospital.
02:19By the time they reached there, Pinky Devi was already dead.
02:23Till now, the Delhi government and the central government have carried out an investigation.