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One dies as crowd goes berserk at Vadodara station after the arrival of Shah Rukh Khan 

24 Jan, 2017 09:30 IST|Sakshi
The Bollywood superstar had boarded the train from Mumbai Central for Delhi as part of his promotional campaign ‘Raees by Rail’

Vadodara: One person died while two policemen were injured as crowd went berserk after Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan arrived at the railway station by August Kranti Rajdhani Express for promotion of his upcoming film 'Raees'.

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," a Times of India report stated quoting railway police.

"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 lathicharge to control the crowd.

"When the train started moving, people started running along with it. Due to the rush, one person died of breathlessness and two policemen posted there to control the crowd were injured," they reportedly said.

Local authorities said the deceased has been identified as Farheed Khan Pathan, a local politician.

Shah Rukh had boarded the train from Mumbai Central for Delhi as part of his promotional campaign 'Raees by Rail'.

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