India, Feb. 16 -- A high-level probe has been ordered into the stampede that occurred on New Delhi railway station resulting in the deaths of 16 people. The stampede occurred after two trains to Prayagraj got cancelled, resulting in chaos on the platform.

In a statement, the railway ministry said that a sudden surge in passengers caused '"panic" and led to passengers fainting amid the "unprecedented rush situation."

Railways officials said a crowd kept building up at platform number 14, from where the Prayagraj Express was set to depart. The crowd had gathered to board trains to the Maha Kumbh mela in Prayagraj. Two other Prayagraj-bound trains, the Swatantrata Senani Express and the Bhubaneshwar Rajdhani, which were set to leave from t...