India, Feb. 16 -- An unprecedentedly huge crowd gathered at the New Delhi railway station late Saturday night in hope to board trains to visit the Maha Kumbh mela in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj. As the unsuspecting crowd made their way to the platforms, what they did not see coming was a huge stampede that would eventually turn their lives upside down.

At least 18 people, including five children, died in the stampede that broke out at the railway station. Eyewitnesses, while recounting the horror that unfolded at the station, said that help from authorities arrived only when it was too late. Some even described the crowd as "never seen before".

The police has now put out the list of people who have died in the stampede. While the eldest v...