According to FIR, permission was granted for 80,000 people, but crowd exceeded 2.50 lakh, with no adequate arrangements by organisers. Preacher Narayan Sakar Hari not named in FIR.
Advocate Vishal Tiwari's petition demands a status report from the UP government on the incident and to initiate legal action against officials and others for their negligent conduct.
At least 116 people, mostly women, lost their lives in Tuesday’s stampede at a satsang hosted by self-styled preacher Bhole Baba, for whom police have launched a search operation.
The government said in a statement that a team consisting of ADG Agra and Aligarh Divisional Commissioner has been constituted to inquire into the cause of the incident.
Hundreds of devotees had gathered at Fulrai village to attend satsang, hosted by self-styled preacher Narayan Sakar Hari aka Bhole Baba, which was on for past 2 days.
Speaking for the first time since he was released on bail, Siddique Kappan told a packed hall in Kolkata about how he feels like he is still in an open-air prison.
Court acquits all 4 men of rape; main accused charged for culpable homicide. CBI had slammed UP Police for inaction, delay & not following adequate procedure in recording statement.
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While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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