Mumbai: 9 Injured In Stampede At Bandra Terminus Ahead Of Diwali

Nine people were injured in a stampede on platform 1 at Mumbai's Bandra Terminus due to overcrowding. The injured have been taken to the hospital.

Nine people were injured in a stampede at Mumbai's Bandra Terminus.

Source : ANI

Nine people were injured in a stampede at Mumbai's Bandra Terminus on Sunday morning, said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. 

The stampede occured at 5.56 am on platform number 1 of the Bandra Terminus, said an official from the civic body, adding that there was a rush for boarding train 22921 Bandra-Gorakhpur Express.

All the injured passengers have been shifted to a hospital, the official added.

#WATCH | Maharashtra | Visulas from Bandra Terminus where 9 people have been injured in a stampede due to a rush on platform number 1 of the Terminus

Injured passengers have been shifted to a hospital: BMC pic.twitter.com/Ltppz8mTkM

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The injured persons have been identified as Shabhir Abdul Rehman (40), Parmeshwar Sukhdar Gupta (28), Ravindra Harihar Chuma (30), Ramsevak Ravindra Prasad Prajapati (29), Sanjay Tilakram Kangay (27), Divyanshu Yogendra Yadav (18), Mohammad Shareef Shaikh (25), Indrajith Sahani (19) and Noor Mohammad Shaikh (18), according to the official, reported PTI. 

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party's government at Centre and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the incident saying such instances have been on a rise since PM Modi's government came into power for the third time. 

"Since the time the PM Modi's government has come into power for the third time, these incidents have been happening," Raut said while speaking to reporters. 

"They talk about Bullet train, high-speed train but the ground reality is different. It’s Sunday and still many people got injured in the stampede. Isn’t it the duty of the railway minister to take care of this," he questioned. 

Congress leader Rashid Alvi also targeted the Maharashtra and Central government, saying there is a "jungle-raj" in the state. "They say that everything will be good in a double-engine govt but, but there is a double-engine govt in Maharashtra. Railways are under them, and law & order are under them, despite that such incidents are happening with passengers, who will trust railways and Maharashtra? I condemn this incompetent govt of Maharashtra," he added.