India, March 24 -- Heavy rush at the New Delhi railway station on Sunday night reminded people of the stampede on February 15 during the Maha Kumbh mela rush which killed 18 people.

Police and railway officials said that delay of several trains on Sunday night led to a heavy rush of passengers at platforms 12 and 13 at the New Delhi railway station around 9pm.

A PTI report claimed that passengers scaled barricades, jumped queues to reach their respective platforms. The exact time of this development remains unclear.

The Delhi police said it quickly implemented crowd control measures.

According to police, the departure of four trains got delayed - the Shiv Ganga Express (scheduled to depart at 8.05pm), the Jammu Rajdhani Express (sched...