'Found him lying on floor': Relative of deceased recalls Surat railway station stampede

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Indian Express, Ramprakash Singh, brother of the deceased victim Ankit, recollects the moment when the stampede occurred. Recalling the incident, Ramprakash Singh told The Indian Express, “Our festive break from work began today. So we had booked the tickets.

There was a huge crowd… we struggled and reached the S7 coach and found people struggling to enter the coach." Also Read: Diwali rush turns tragic at Surat railway station; 1 dead, 3 injured in stampede The high demand for train reservations is posing a challenge for individuals intending to travel home for the festivities, making it difficult for them to secure a reserved berth. According to the report, Singh added, “Passengers were pushing each other, and Ankit fell on the floor of the passage area even before we could reach our seats. Many passengers stomped on him.

I found him lying on the floor and shouted… told passengers to wait. But they did not listen." Ramprakash told Indian Express that he continued shouting loudly but nobody listened. “Later, I requested a group of youths to save my brother.

My brother was taken out from the coach to the platform. I could not breathe." Officials have attributed the stampede at the railway station to the large influx of people trying to board various trains heading to their hometowns. Sarojini Kumari, the Superintendent of Police for Western Railway Vadodara Division, stated that the injured individuals have been transferred to the hospital and are currently receiving medical treatment.