Thousands of devotees, known as Dak Bam, traveling by motorcycles, and on foot, flocked to Simri Bakhtiyarpur, Koperia, Sonbarsa Kachhari, and Dhamara Ghat stations on Sunday, heading towards Mansi via Munger, Chhara Patti, and the northern bank of the Ganges to take holy dips. The crowd was particularly dense at Simri...
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Bakhtiyarpur station, with devotees overflowing onto the platform and tracks, creating a safety hazard. Despite the heavy influx of people, the railway police presence at Simri Bakhtiyarpur station was minimal, raising concerns about potential accidents. The devotees were traveling to Baba Mateshwar Dham in Mansi for the Shravani Mela, and the railway was their primary mode of transport. The Simri Bakhtiyarpur station witnessed heavy crowds on all morning trains. While the trust and the sub-divisional administration had informed the railway authorities about the large crowds, only two RPF personnel were deployed at the station, proving insufficient for crowd control and security.