Bandra station stampede: Viral CCTV footage shows passengers in mad scramble to board express train
Mumbai (PTI): A CCTV footage has surfaced on social media showing passengers crowding and jostling to board an unreserved express train at Bandra Terminus, which led to a stampede that left ten persons injured.
The footage, purportedly from a CCTV camera on the north end of platform no. 1 at Bandra Terminus, shows the chaos that ensued when the 22-coach unreserved Bandra-Gorakhpur Antyodaya Express arrived from the railway yard around 2.44 am on Sunday.
As a large number of passengers attempted to board the unreserved train, some lost their footing and fell, causing a stampede that left several injured.
However, the CCTV footage, which has gone viral on social media, does not show the stampede, as it may have taken place on the other end of the platform.
The WR is operating more than 130 festival special trains for various destinations, especially Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, for the upcoming Diwali and Chhath festivals.
While the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's disaster management cell said ten passengers were injured in the incident in the early hours of Sunday, the Western Railway's official statement claimed only two were hurt.
In the footage, passengers with bags and belongings on their heads and shoulders are seen crowding around the train's doors. Some even carrying small drums blocked the entrance, with barely anyone getting to board the train.
It also shows passengers trying to board the train before it comes to a complete halt, while some are seen attempting to enter through an emergency exit window.
In the footage from the CCTV camera, which covered only a couple of coaches, one RPF personnel is seen trying to deal with the crowd near the second coach from the engine, but a few more personnel later arrived, pushing through the crowd to help him.
In the viral footage, no one managed to enter the packed train.
Multiple videos of the incident circulated on social media on Sunday, one of which showed an injured passenger lying in a pool of blood on the platform as others continued boarding.
Another footage showed RPF personnel rushing injured passengers to the hospital with the help of others on the platform.
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
