New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- he Delhi Police's initial investigation into the stampede at the New Delhi railway station on Saturday points to a major miscommunication as the root cause of the tragedy-two trains with nearly identical names, both bound for Prayagraj, led to chaos among thousands of Maha Kumbh devotees. The Delhi police found in its initial investigation the deadly stampede at the New Delhi Railway Station happened as passengers got confused between 'Prayagraj Express and Prayagraj Special', and thought they might miss their train.
According to preliminary investigation, the confusion happened because of the announcement of the trains having the same initial name 'Prayagraj'. A narrow stairway with 42 steps leading to a 25-foot-wide...