Mumbai Stampede

Elphinstone Road stampede: Western Railway report blames rains and rumours, absolves authorities

A Western Railway report has pinned the blame for the Elphinstone Road stampede on rumours and rains, ruling out the issue of poor infrastructure or negligence on part of the railways staf.

Elphinstone Road stampede: 22 deceased received ex-gratia within 24 hours, says Western Railway

The Western Railway has claimed that the kin of 22 people killed in a stampede here received ex-gratia payment within 24 hours and that its officers travelled to different parts of the country to disburse the money.

Elphinstone Road stampede: Survivors recall tragic ordeal that killed 23, injured dozens

The stampede, ensued on a foot-over bridge during the early morning rush at Elphinstone Road station, killed 23 people and injured dozens of others.

Elphinstone Road stampede: Video shows dying woman molested by bystander, railway police promise probe

A woman victim of the stampede at Elphinstone Road railway station was allegedly molested seconds from breathing her last by a bystander

Elphinstone Road stampede: Bodies of 17 out of 22 killed handed over to relatives, injured under observation

Bodies of 17 of the 22 people killed in the stampede at Elphinstone Road railway station in Mumbai have been handed over to their relatives so far, hospital authorities said on Saturday

Day after Elphinstone Road stampede, PIL in Bombay HC seeks culpable homicide case against rail officials

A PIL has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking that railway officials be booked for culpable homicide in connection with stampede at the Elphinstone

Elphinstone Station stampede: Piyush Goyal orders slew of initiatives to beef up commuters' safety

Hours after a stampede left 22 commuters dead and 39 injured, railway minister Piyush Goyal ordered a slew of initiatives to beef up commuters' safety

Elphinstone Station stampede: Union minister says strength of overbridge not a factor behind incident

Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha ruled out the structural strength of the foot overbridge being a factor in Friday's Elphinstone station stampede

Elphinstone Station-Parel stampede: Shiv Sena terms calamity as 'massacre,' questions need for BJP's Bullet Train project

In a blistering attack on its ally the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Shiv Sena on Friday termed the stampede in which 22 railway commuters were killed as a "public massacre"