While police maintain they are searching for Bhole Baba, the godman made his 1st public statement since tragedy Saturday, saying he was 'confident those behind it will not be spared'.
While organisers violated conditions for grant of permission, UP Police & govt officials seemingly failed to manage satsang event. Acting DGP says ‘accountability will be fixed’.
This is the 7th arrest made in connection with the incident. In a video statement following the arrest, Baba says he'll help the victims and will always stand by families of the deceased.
In Sokhna village, Vinod Kumar grieves the deaths of his mother, wife & 10-yr-old daughter. In Daunkeli, Kamlesh's body was adorned with sindoor and covered in new dupattas.
Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi calls for more compensation for bereaved, says there was 'lapse on the part of the administration' & it should be investigated.
The party has blamed Uttar Pradesh govt for the incident. The state govt Wednesday formed a 3-member judicial commission headed by a retd HC judge to probe the tragedy.
A former policeman and now self-styled godman, Narayan Sakar Hari or ‘Bhole Baba’ gained nationwide infamy after a stampede at one of his satsangs in Hathras left over 120 people dead.
Exit & entry gates were not properly managed while management at satsang was entirely handled by self-styled preacher's disciples, says Hathras SP Nipun Agarwal.
At least 121 people, mostly women and children, were killed in a stampede at a religious congregation addressed by a self-styled godman in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras Tuesday.
Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.
Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.
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