Hathras stampede: Absconding Bhole Baba alleges conspiracy; CM orders inquiry
Hindustan TimesHATHRAS: Self-styled godman Suraj Pal, also known as Narayan Sarkar Hari and Bhole Baba, on Wednesday blamed “anti-social elements” for the stampede at his congregation in Hathras district, hours after Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath announced a judicial probe into the incident without ruling out the possibility of a “conspiracy”. Mainpuri: Police personnel outside Ram Kutir Charitable Trust, the ashram of preacher Baba Narayan Hari, also known as Saakar Vishwa Hari Bhole Baba, at Bichhwa, in Mainpuri district on July 3 At least 121 people, mostly women and children, were killed and over a hundred injured in the stampede at the religious congregation as Pal, a former Uttar Pradesh police constable, was leaving the venue in the Phulrai Mughal Garhi village. “A judicial probe by a retired high court judge will be conducted into the incident,” he told reporters at the Hathras police lines on Wednesday afternoon. The commission will be headed by retired judge of Allahabad high court, Justice Brijesh Kumar Srivastav, and also comprise retired IAS officer Hemant Rao and retired IPS officer Bhavesh Kumar Singh as the two members.