Navjot Kaur had been claiming that she left the spot moments before the tragedy struck. However, videos have surfaced showing her leaving the place several minutes after several people were hit by the train.
Kumar expressed grief over the loss of lives and questioned the level of preparedness for the Dussehra function that was being held close to the railway tracks in Amritsar.
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Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is presently in Delhi, also extended condolences to the victims of the tragedy.
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At least 59 people were killed and 72 injured on Friday evening after a crowd of Dussehra revellers that had spilled onto railway tracks while watching burning of Ravana effigy was run over by a train.
The 36 bodies were cremated in batches at a ground near Shitla Mata Temple here in the presence of officials of the state government and family members of the deceased.
While authorities and political parties are engaged in blamegame over the tragic incident, Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha categorically denied there being any negligence on the part of Indian Railways.
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Train services have been suspended on the line as a large number of people since morning have been sitting on the railway tracks at the incident spot.
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The Indian captain took to Twitter saying: 'My prayers are with the families of those affected by the terrible train accident in Amritsar yesterday.'
Earlier on Friday, 59 Dussehra revellers lost their lives and 57 others were injured after being mowed down by a train while they were watching the burning of a Ravan effigy while standing on the tracks near Amritsar.
Singh, who faced backlash for visiting the victims a day after the incident, said his government is ordering a magisterial inquiry under the police commissioner, who will submit a report within four weeks.
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