December 23, 2024 08:27 pm (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
Cylinder blast at a temple in Karnataka's Hubbali injures nine people | Kuwait PM personally sees off Modi at airport as Indian premier concludes two-day trip | Three pro-Khalistani terrorists, who attacked a police outpost in Gurdaspur, killed in an encounter | Who is Sriram Krishnan, an Indian-American picked by Donald Trump as US AI policy advisor? | Mohali building collapse: Death toll rises to 2, many feared trapped for 17 hours | 4-year-old killed after speeding car driven by a teen hits him in Mumbai | PM Modi attends opening ceremony of Arabian Gulf Cup in Kuwait | Jaipur gas tanker crash: Toll touches 14, 30 critical | Arrest warrant against former cricketer Robin Uthappa over 'PF fraud' | PM Modi emplanes for a visit to Kuwait

Prez writes to Maharashtra Guv conveying his condolences on loss of lives in Mumbai stampede

| @indiablooms | Oct 01, 2017, at 04:31 am
New Delhi, Sept 30 (IBNS): President of India Ram Nath Kovind has written to Governor of Maharashtra C. Vidyasagar Rao, conveying his condolences on the loss of lives in a stampede on a foot overbridge in Mumbai on Friday.

In his message, the President has said: “I am sad to learn about the stampede on a foot overbridge in Mumbai in which a number of people lost their lives and others sustained serious injuries."

"My thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by the accident. I am sure the State Government and other agencies are taking necessary steps to provide all possible help to the bereaved families as well as medical assistance to the injured," said he.

"Please convey my heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased. I wish a speedy recovery to those injured," the president said.

The toll in Mumbai's Elphinstone railway station stampede  rose to 23 after a person succumbed to his injuries on Saturday, while Maharashtra Navanirman Sena chief Raj Tahckeray threatened to stall the bullet train project unless the railway infrastructure was improved.

The tragedy occurred on Friday morning on  a narrow footbridge linking Elphinstone Road and Parel suburban railway stations. Altogether 38 people were also injured.

Police officials attributed the stampede to the rains and overcrowding.

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.