India, Feb. 18 -- New Delhi Railway Station (NDLS) officials on Monday said they sold an extra 10,000 unreserved tickets to passengers on February 15 - the day 18 people were killed in a stampede at the station.

"NDLS typically sees the sale of around 46,000 unreserved tickets on any given day. However, on February 15, 56,000 unreserved tickets were sold," a railways official said, requesting anonymity.

On February 15, thousands of people who wished to board Prayagraj-bound trains to attend the Maha Kumbh arrived at the New Delhi station, and a series of mismanaged circumstances - delayed trains, contradictory platform announcements, and an overwhelmed infrastructure - triggered a stampede at around 9.15pm, in which at least 18 people w...