India, Sept. 20 -- Two girls died after being hit by a train near the Nangloi Railway Station in outer Delhi on Friday afternoon, prompting hundreds of people to gather at the spot and block the railway line for some time, an official said. The incident occurred around 1 pm near Sukhi Nahar on the Bahadurgarh side, when train number 12485 struck the two children, a police officer stated. The victims were identified as Ronak Khatoon (7), a resident of Pripatari Enclave in Prem Nagar, and Sahista (8), a resident of Vats Sharda Enclave in Prem Nagar. Both were rushed to a hospital after sustaining injuries, but they were declared dead, he added.

Soon after the incident, approximately 700 locals assembled and staged a blockade on the railway...