India, Feb. 16 -- In the hours following the stampede at New Delhi Railway Station on Saturday night, which killed 18 people, including five children, and left several others injured, the station remained tense, with the air filled with the sound of ambulances and a heavy police presence throughout the area.

When HT reached the spot, around 12.30 am, over a dozen ambulances, two dozen police vehicles and hundreds of security personnel was stationed inside and outside the station.

The entry and exit gates of the railway station were heavily guarded, and there was a heavy security presence at platforms 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16. The ticket counter was shut down, and railway announcements were suspended, which resumed only after 1:30 am.

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