Saturday has been declared a day of mourning in India's northern state of Punjab over the deadly train incident, Chief Minister of Punjab Amarinder Singh said late on Friday.
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 19th October, 2018) Saturday has been declared a day of mourning in India's northern state of Punjab over the deadly train incident, Chief Minister of Punjab Amarinder Singh said late on Friday.
Earlier in the day, a train ran over a crowd in the city of Amritsar when people were celebrating Dussehra, a major Hindu festival, and were reportedly standing on the tracks. Over 50 people reportedly died in the incident.
"The state will remain in mourning tomorrow in view of #Amritsar train mishap. All offices & educational institutions will remain closed," Singh wrote on Twitter.
The crisis management group has been set up to oversee the relief efforts, the official underlined.