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.
The incident comes after a deadly stampede last year killed 135 spectators at a stadium in Indonesia in October. Many were crushed as they fled for exits after police fired tear gas into the crowd.
The stampede took place during the distribution of charitable donations by merchants in the final days of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the Houthi-controlled govt said in a statement.
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