Question

I need an essay on amritswar train incident in 200 words

Answer 1

It was just another Dussehra celebration, with revellers cheering as Ravana's effigy was set aflame. Some even captured the episode on their mobile cameras. None could have imagined the tragedy that was about to unfold.

At least 61 people were killed and 72 injured on Friday evening after a crowd of Dussehra revellers that had spilt onto the railway tracks while watching the burning of Ravana effigy was run over by a train, officials said.

The train was coming from Jalandhar when the accident occurred at Joda Phatak near Amritsar, where at least 500-600 people were watching 'Ravana dahan' at a ground adjacent to the tracks.