High-powered Committee Formed to Probe Delhi Station Stampede
After scrapping two earlier panels formed to probe the stampede incidence at New Delhi station, Railways has today set up a high-powered committee of senior railway officials for the task, said media reports.
The three-member committee will comprise of Additional Member (Commercial) Brij Mohan, Addtional Member (Civil Engineering), SK Malik and additional Director General Northern Railway PK Mehta, reports said.
Yesterday, two persons were killed and eight others injured as the stampede occurred at the New Delhi Railway Station.
A senior railway ministry official said that the committee was asked to file its report into the stampede as soon as possible, said reports.
The official said that the high-powered committee was formed after the instruction of railway minister Mamata Banerjee taking into account the gravity of the situation, reports said.
Banerjee had yesterday constituted a three-member panel to probe into the stampede only to disband it within hours and replace it with an upgraded committee consisting of senior officials.
The incident apparently took place due to a last minute interchange of platform for two Bihar-bound trains, but railways maintained that heavy rush at the foot over bridge and tripping of passengers led to the mishap.
The official said that the probe team has launched its investigation, said reports.
(Based on internet reports)
