Highlights 1 23 commuters were killed in the stampede2 More than 35 were injured3 After the incident, an India Today reporter went undercover to assess the ground realityRailway Police have begun an inquiry into revelations made by Operation Bombay Dying, an India Today special report which exposed police corruption in Mumbai's railway stations in the wake of the Elphinstone stampede. Days later, Operation Bombay Dying revealed heartless indifference to passenger safety. At Mumbai's Charni Road Station, a GRP official allowed India Today's reporter to sneak in some toys to sell on an overpass, in exchange for a bribe worth the price of a single toy. Similarly, at Mumbai's Ghatkopar and Goregaon stations, India Today's reporter encountered no railway guards as he sat on their footbridges to sell toys during peak hours. WATCH | Operation Bombay Dying: No lessons learned from stampede; authorities waiting for another Elphinstone?

Source: India Today October 06, 2017 11:40 UTC