India’s defense minister says a stampede has killed an unspecified number of people at a major railway station in New Delhi.

At least 15 people died and another 15 were injured in a stampede at the main railway station in India's capital New Delhi on Saturday night, the chief minister of the capital territory told reporters early on Sunday.

Crowds had swelled because trains carrying Hindu pilgrims to the Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious festival, had been delayed, according to local media.

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut accuses the government of hiding truths about the deadly New Delhi Railway Station stampede. The tragedy claimed 18 lives, amid dense crowds of devotees heading to Maha Kumbh.

At least 15 people were dead and another 15 injured in a stampede at the main railway station in New Delhi on Saturday night as pilgrims waited to board trains to the Hindu Maha Kumbh festival, authorities said on Sunday.

Safety and legal experts urge an independent investigation into the New Delhi Railway Station stampede on February 15 that claimed 18 lives. Conflicting accounts from witnesses and officials necessitate an unbiased inquiry to ascertain the facts,

In New Delhi, India, at least 18 people were killed in a stampede at a railway station. Many victims were Hindu pilgrims traveling to the Maha Kumbh festival.

The Delhi high Court noted that this public interest petition raised concerns about the ineffective implementation of provisions in the Railways Act, primarily Sections 57 and 147.

The Delhi high court on Wednesday directed the Railways to fix the issues of sale of platform tickets, and the maximum number of passengers in a train coach, both of which were raised in a public interest litigation (PIL) over the February 15 stampede at the New Delhi Railway Station.