India, Feb. 16 -- Another tragedy related to the ongoing Maha Kumbh unfolded late Saturday night at the New Delhi railway station as at least 18 people died in a stampede after scores of people rushed to board trains for the mela. This comes just weeks after a stampede broke out at the Maha Kumbh mela itself on the eve of Mauni Amavasya, resulting in deaths of thirty people as per official figures.

Delhi's Lt Governor VK Saxena expressed grief over the tragedy through a post on X. However, he later edited the post and removed the bit about the loss of lives due to the incident.

The original post read, "There has been an unfortunate and tragic incident of loss of lives and injuries due to disorder & stampede at New Delhi Railway Station....