Stampede at Mumbai's Bandra Railway Station amid Diwali rush, 9 injured

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At least nine people were injured in a stampede after a rush to board a train at Bandra railway station in Mumbai on Sunday morning, a civic official said.X)..

The incident took place at 5.56 am on platform number one at the Bandra Terminus as there was a rush to board train 22921 Bandra-Gorakhpur Express, PTI reported quoting the official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said...

In view of the upcoming Diwali and Chhath festivals, a large number of people planning to go to their native places had reached the Bandra Terminus where several passengers rushed to board the unreserved train when it was being brought on a platform, according to sources..

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