Shah Rukh Khan said that the death of a person at Vadodara station due to the commotion and crowd of his Raees promotions by train was unfortunate. Speaking to the media at Delhi’s Hazrat Nizamuddin station, the actor said that the death of unfortunate and that his prayers are with the family of the deceased.
One person was killed and two policemen injured as crowd went berserk after Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan arrived at the railway station in Vadodara by August Kranti Rajdhani Express for promotion of his upcoming film Raees on Monday night.
Officials at the railway police control room said, "At around 10:30 pm the train arrived at platform number six of the station and halted for 10 minutes." "Shah Rukh's fans had gathered in large number to have a glimpse of the actor who had boarded the train from Mumbai and is going to Delhi as part of the promotional campaign for his film," railway police said.
The crowd went berserk when the train halted and began banging its window panes and even falling on top of each other. Police had to resort to mild lathi charge to control the crowd. When the train started moving, people started running along with it. Due to the rush, one person died due to cardiac arrest and two policemen posted there to control the crowd were injured.
Local authorities said the deceased has been identified as Farheed Khan Pathan, a local politician.
The Bollywood superstar had boarded the train from Mumbai Central for Delhi as part of his promotional campaign 'Raees by Rail'.
Cricketers Irrfan and Yusuf Pathan were also at the station to meet Shah Rukh Khan.
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