Received calls from relatives of victims on mobiles collected from stampede site, say cops.
30 Sep 2017 1:52 AM
They started alerting people and helped to carry the bodies.
30 Sep 2017 1:49 AM
Rather, they expressed the view that it was a disaster waiting to happen.
30 Sep 2017 1:39 AM
Around 200 resident doctors were present at the hospital to treat patients.
30 Sep 2017 1:29 AM
Officials felt that there was an urgent need to fix the problem immediately and thereby a new plan was created for the FOB.
30 Sep 2017 1:26 AM
The preliminary investigation has revealed that there were rumours that started doing the rounds, triggering the stampede.
30 Sep 2017 1:14 AM
According to eyewitnesses, the stampede was triggered by rumours of the FOB collapsing, a short-circuit and broken stairs.
30 Sep 2017 1:09 AM
Eyewitness Mishra also said, he carried cold water from home to sprinkle it on victims of the stampede and help them regain consciousness.
29 Sep 2017 8:10 PM
In the list 17 people were identified while identities of five people are still unknown.
29 Sep 2017 7:37 PM
Sena MP wrote to Ministry in 2015 raising issue of the foot overbridge being narrow and incapable of bearing rush hour crowd.
29 Sep 2017 7:05 PM
The ruling BJP's ally Shiv Sena on Friday dubbed the stampede on a foot overbridge at Elphinstone railway station a 'massacre'.
29 Sep 2017 6:36 PM
The state government has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh to the next of kin of those killed in the incident.
29 Sep 2017 3:58 PM