Hathras stampede: Police constable deployed at event shares ordeal
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hathras stampede: Police constable deployed at event shares ordeal

Hindustan Times  

Sheela Maurya, a police constable deployed at Bhole Baba's event in Hathras, said on Thursday that the stampede took place because of overcrowding. The injured police personnel said a large number of people together rushed to exit the venue of the event, leading to the incident. Shoes are pictured where a stampede killed people during a sermon at Hathras in Uttar Pradesh on July 3, 2024. “It was very difficult to survive, all around me people were falling," she told news agency ANI.

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Hathras Stampede Case: Court To Hear Charges Against Bhole Baba Today
3 days, 12 hours ago

Hathras Stampede Case: Court To Hear Charges Against Bhole Baba Today

ABP News  

New Delhi, Dec 21 A local court will hear charges on Saturday, in connection with the tragic stampede at a religious congregation organised by self-styled godman Narayan Sakar Hari, also known as "Bhole Baba," in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district, earlier in July this year in which 121 people died. In his first public reaction to the incident, Bhole Baba had …

Stampede at youth festival in Nigeria causes ‘multiple’ deaths
5 days, 17 hours ago

Stampede at youth festival in Nigeria causes ‘multiple’ deaths

Al Jazeera  

Security forces arrest organisers of event, which was attended by about 5,000 people drawn by ‘exciting prizes’. The incident occurred on Wednesday at an Islamic high school in Ibadan, the capital of Nigeria’s southwest Oyo State, where up to 5,000 young people and children had reportedly gathered for the event. State Governor Seyi Makinde said in a statement on X …

Hathras stampede: 11 accused appear in court, next hearing on August 23
4 months, 1 week ago

Hathras stampede: 11 accused appear in court, next hearing on August 23

The Hindu  

All 11 accused arrested in connection with the July 2 Hathras stampede, which claimed 121 lives, appeared before a local court in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras on Monday. The district court has set August 23 as the next date of hearing in the case, Mr. Singh told reporters. Mr. Singh also reiterated the conspiracy theory in the case, alleging some 15-16 …

11 Hathras stampede accused appear before court, next hearing on Aug 24
4 months, 1 week ago

11 Hathras stampede accused appear before court, next hearing on Aug 24

Hindustan Times  

Eleven people arrested in connection with a case concerning the Hathras stampede on July 2 appeared before the court of chief judicial magistrate in Hathras on Monday. 11 Hathras stampede accused appear before court, next hearing on Aug 24 Dev Prakash Madhukar, an accused named in the case registered at Sikandra Rau police station of Hathras district, and others appeared …

Stepping away from stampedes
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Stepping away from stampedes

New Indian Express  

The last thing I wanted to experience in the beautiful valley of Kashmir was getting struck in a traffic jam. Yet, that is exactly what I had to brave every time I stepped out to be at the venue for a Jammu and Kashmir tourism conclave I was speaking at, or to visit the temples in and around Srinagar. At …

U.P. Governor reacts to Hathras stampede: People should refrain from blind faith
5 months ago

U.P. Governor reacts to Hathras stampede: People should refrain from blind faith

The Hindu  

Uttar Pradesh governor Anandiben Patel on July 19 urged people to not indulge in displays of blind faith. While speaking about the Hathras stampede incident, Ms. Patel said that those who speak impractical things before followers must be punished. We are making an effort to free people from blind faith,” Ms. Patel said addressing a gathering in Hathras. A stampede …

‘What has to happen will happen’: Bhole Baba on 121 stampede deaths
5 months ago

‘What has to happen will happen’: Bhole Baba on 121 stampede deaths

Hindustan Times  

“What has to happen will happen and one who has come into the world will eventually leave” – these were words of wisdom from Suraj Pal, also known as Bhole Baba, weeks after 121 people died in a stampede at his congregation in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, as the self-styled godman on Wednesday sought to absolve himself of responsibility and instead …

Hathras stampede: Supreme Court dismisses plea to form an expert panel to supervise probe
5 months, 1 week ago

Hathras stampede: Supreme Court dismisses plea to form an expert panel to supervise probe

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on July 12 dismissed a petition seeking the constitution of an expert committee to inquire into the Hathras stampede which has seen more than 121 deaths. The writ petition was filed in the Supreme Court on July 3 to appoint a five-member expert committee under the supervision of a retired Supreme Court judge. It had urged the …

SC calls Hathras stampede ‘very disturbing’, directs petitioner to move HC first
5 months, 1 week ago

SC calls Hathras stampede ‘very disturbing’, directs petitioner to move HC first

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday described the Hathras stampede, which claimed 121 lives on July 2, a “very disturbing incident” even as it directed a petitioner who filed a public interest litigation to approach the jurisdictional high court first for the appointment of an expert committee under the supervision of a retired judge to investigate the tragedy. But the bench, …

Hathras Stampede: Supreme Court Likely To Take Big Decision On Hathras Case Today | ABP News
5 months, 1 week ago

Hathras Stampede: Supreme Court Likely To Take Big Decision On Hathras Case Today | ABP News

ABP News  

A full week has passed since the Hathras accident. In this case, the UP government suspended 6 officers including SDM, CO on July 9, but not a single FIR was registered against the person for whom lakhs of people had gathered to listen to his sermon. In this entire case, on one hand the victim's family is demanding punishment for …

Hathras Stampede: Supreme Court Hearing On Hathras Case Today, Know What Are The Petitions | ABP News
5 months, 1 week ago

Hathras Stampede: Supreme Court Hearing On Hathras Case Today, Know What Are The Petitions | ABP News

ABP News  

A full week has passed since the Hathras accident. In this case, the UP government suspended 6 officers including SDM, CO on July 9, but not a single FIR was registered against the person for whom lakhs of people had gathered to listen to his sermon. In this entire case, on one hand the victim's family is demanding punishment for …

Hathras stampede: The trauma of covering tragedies
5 months, 1 week ago

Hathras stampede: The trauma of covering tragedies

The Hindu  

On the evening of July 2, social media was flooded with visuals of bodies of women lying scattered on the ground in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh. As I walked around, meeting one distraught family after another, I met a man who had lost all the women in his family — mother, wife, and daughter — in the stampede. I had two …

Supreme Court expected to hear Hathras stampede case on July 12
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court expected to hear Hathras stampede case on July 12

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court is expected to hear on July 12 a public interest litigation, demanding appointment of an expert committee under the supervision of a retired apex court judge to investigate the Hathras stampede incident that claimed 121 lives on July 2. The petition calls for the appointment of a five-member expert committee under the supervision of a retired Supreme …

Hathras stampede: SIT report finds organisers 'guilty'; says can't rule out 'big conspiracy'
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hathras stampede: SIT report finds organisers 'guilty'; says can't rule out 'big conspiracy'

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday suspended the local SDM, a circle officer and four others based on the SIT report on the Hathras stampede, which did not rule out a "big conspiracy" behind the incident. The SIT report also flagged lapses on the part of the local administration that led to the incident that claimed 122 lives on …

With 2 more arrests, 11 held so far in July 2 Hathras stampede
5 months, 2 weeks ago

With 2 more arrests, 11 held so far in July 2 Hathras stampede

Hindustan Times  

With the arrest of two more ‘sevadars’ of self-styled godman Suraj Pal aka Sakar Narain Hari, the number of arrests in the July 2 Hathras stampede tragedy has risen to 11. The GT Road along Hathras district’s Phoolrai village where stampede took place on July 2. Manav Mangal Milan Sadbhavna Samagam Samiti organised the ‘satsang’ wherein ‘sevadars’ were blamed for …

Hathras stampede: 34 get statements recorded before judicial commission
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hathras stampede: 34 get statements recorded before judicial commission

Hindustan Times  

On the second day of its stay in Hathras, the Uttar Pradesh government’s three-member judicial commission team probing the July 2 stampede interacted with locals asking them to share whatever they knew about the tragedy that claimed 121 lives. Read Here | 'Compensation for Hathras stampede victims inadequate’: Rahul Gandhi to UP CM Yogi Adityanath Scores of female followers gathered …

Hathras Stampede: Bhole Baba's Lawyer Claims 15-16 People Sprayed Poison In 'Satsang', Says 'It Was All Planned'
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hathras Stampede: Bhole Baba's Lawyer Claims 15-16 People Sprayed Poison In 'Satsang', Says 'It Was All Planned'

ABP News  

After the tragic Hathras stampede claimed 121 lives, the lawyer of self-styled godman Narayan Sakar Hari alias Bhole Baba, the 'satsang' preacher, alleged that the incident was "planned." Addressing a press conference in Delhi, the lawyer also alleged a conspiracy, which he attributed to Bhole Baba's rising popularity, behind the stampede, news agency PTI reported. "Based on the interrogation thus …

Hathras stampede: Rahul Gandhi writes to U.P. CM; seeks increase in compensation for families of victims
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hathras stampede: Rahul Gandhi writes to U.P. CM; seeks increase in compensation for families of victims

The Hindu  

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has urged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to increase the amount of compensation for the victims of the Hathras stampede and demanded that those responsible for the incident be given severe punishment. In a letter to Mr. Adityanath, the former Congress chief said the compensation should be given as soon …

Hathras stampede probe: Will question anyone including Bhole Baba if required, says probe panel
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hathras stampede probe: Will question anyone including Bhole Baba if required, says probe panel

The Hindu  

The judicial commission set up by the Uttar Pradesh government will speak to anyone required for its inquiry into the July 2 Hathras stampede, a probe panel member said on July 7 when asked if self-styled godman Bhole Baba will also be questioned. The commission will also issue a public notice soon, asking local people and witnesses of the tragic …

Judicial Commission Team To Meet Hathras Victims Today, Investigation Speeds Up | ABP News
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Judicial Commission Team To Meet Hathras Victims Today, Investigation Speeds Up | ABP News

ABP News  

Hathras Stampede: After the Hathras accident in Uttar Pradesh, the police is continuously taking action. Hathras Superintendent of Police Nipun Aggarwal told in a press conference that UP Police has arrested Dev Prakash Madhukar with a reward of Rs 1 lakh. Opposition parties are continuously questioning the Yogi government regarding this accident and in the same sequence, Samajwadi Party MP …

How Is District Administration Responsible For Hathras Stampede Along With Baba Suraj Pal? | ABP Live
5 months, 2 weeks ago

How Is District Administration Responsible For Hathras Stampede Along With Baba Suraj Pal? | ABP Live

ABP News  

The tragic incident in Hathras on July 2 revealed significant lapses in the district administration's handling of a large public event, resulting in profound loss and suffering. The event, a satsang organized by Surajpal Singh alias Baba Bholenath, was approved despite organizers informing the administration of an anticipated attendance of 80 thousand people. The incident underscores the critical importance of …

Hathras Stampede: What All Has Happened In The Tragic Case So Far? Baba Bhole's First Appearance
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hathras Stampede: What All Has Happened In The Tragic Case So Far? Baba Bhole's First Appearance

ABP News  

Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday informed about the arrest of the main organiser, Dev Prakash Madhukar, along with two other suspects, Ram Prakash Shakya and Sanju Yadav in the Hathras stampede case. In a statement released by the UP DIPR, the police detailed the arrests, noting that Madhukar, who had a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head, was …

Hathras stampede: Rahul Gandhi writes to UP CM Yogi Adityanath, seeks increase in compensation
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hathras stampede: Rahul Gandhi writes to UP CM Yogi Adityanath, seeks increase in compensation

India TV News  

Hathras stampede: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Sunday urged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to increase the amount of compensation for the victims of those who died or got injured in a massive stampede at a 'satsang' in Hathras on July 2. Rahul Gandhi's letter to UP CM Yogi In his letter to Yogi Adityanath, Rahul Gandhi, who met …

Hathras stampede: Will question anyone required, including Bhole Baba, says UP judicial panel
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hathras stampede: Will question anyone required, including Bhole Baba, says UP judicial panel

New Indian Express  

NOIDA: The judicial commission set up by the Uttar Pradesh government will speak to anyone required for its inquiry into the July 2 Hathras stampede, a probe panel member said on Sunday when asked if self-styled godman Bhole Baba will also be questioned. The commission will also issue a public notice soon, asking local people and witnesses of the tragic …

Hathras stampede: Main accused fled to Delhi after incident, now in custody of UP Police
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hathras stampede: Main accused fled to Delhi after incident, now in custody of UP Police

Deccan Chronicle  

Noida: Devprakash Madhukar, the main accused in the July 2 Hathras stampede that claimed 121 lives, had fled to Delhi after the deadly episode before Uttar Pradesh Police got him into its custody late last night, officials said.Madhukar's lawyer A P Singh late Friday night claimed his client had surrendered to the police in Delhi. "He was taken into custody …

Hathras Stampede: Main Accused Gets Arrested, Who Would Be The Next? | ABP News
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hathras Stampede: Main Accused Gets Arrested, Who Would Be The Next? | ABP News

ABP News  

Dev Prakash Madhukar, the main accused and organizer of the Hathras accident, has surrendered. At the same time, UP Police and all the investigating agencies are also searching for preacher Surajpal alias Narayan Sakar Hari alias 'Bhole Baba'. Let us tell you that a total of 121 people, mostly women, were killed in the stampede that broke out during the …

Hathras Stampede: Main Accused Dev Prakash Madhukar Gets Arrested, Hearing To Be Held Today | ABP News
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hathras Stampede: Main Accused Dev Prakash Madhukar Gets Arrested, Hearing To Be Held Today | ABP News

ABP News  

Dev Prakash Madhukar, the main accused and organizer of the Hathras accident, has surrendered. After surrendering, the police arrested Dev Prakash Madhukar. Advocate AP Singh said that we have handed over Dev Prakash Madhukar to UP Police, now UP STF can investigate. There was also a reward of Rs 1 lakh on the accused Dev Prakash Madhukar.

Hathras Stampede: Dev Prakash Madhukar Gets Arrested, Watch Big Updates Of The Hour | ABP News
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hathras Stampede: Dev Prakash Madhukar Gets Arrested, Watch Big Updates Of The Hour | ABP News

ABP News  

Dev Prakash Madhukar, the main accused and organizer of the Hathras accident, has surrendered. After surrendering, the police arrested Dev Prakash Madhukar. Advocate AP Singh said that we have handed over Dev Prakash Madhukar to UP Police, now UP STF can investigate. There was also a reward of Rs 1 lakh on the accused Dev Prakash Madhukar.

Hathras Stampede update: Bhole Baba Urges People To Have Faith In Govt Probe Into Tragedy
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hathras Stampede update: Bhole Baba Urges People To Have Faith In Govt Probe Into Tragedy

ABP News  

Hathras stampede news: Baba Surajpal, also known as 'Bhole Baba', has said that he was grieving the lives lost in the Hathras stampede incident. In an interview with news agency ANI Bhole Baba said: "I am very sad after the incident of July 2. #WATCH | Hathras Stampede Accident | Mainpuri, UP: In a video statement, Surajpal also known as …

Hathras stampede: UP govt hiding its failure by making minor arrests, says Akhilesh Yadav
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hathras stampede: UP govt hiding its failure by making minor arrests, says Akhilesh Yadav

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday accused the Uttar Pradesh government of trying to hide its failure in the Hathras stampede that killed 121 people by making "minor arrests". In a post on 'X' in Hindi, Yadav said, "To hide its failure in the 'Hathras incident', the UP government wants to shirk responsibility for the deaths of hundreds …

Hathras stampede: "Culprits won't be spared", says 'Bhole Baba', urges people to have faith in govt probe
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hathras stampede: "Culprits won't be spared", says 'Bhole Baba', urges people to have faith in govt probe

New Indian Express  

MAINPURI: Self-styled godman Suraj Pal Singh or "Bhole Baba" broke his silence on Saturday in connection with the Hathras stampede in which 121 people, mostly women and children, died, stating that "those who created the chaos will not be spared." In a video statement, Suraj Pal who also goes by the name of Narayan Sakar Hari expressed his grief and …

Hathras stampede main accused sent to 14 day judicial custody
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hathras stampede main accused sent to 14 day judicial custody

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: Devprakash Madhukar, the main accused of the Hathras stampede case, who surrendered to Delhi police late Friday night and was later taken into custody by UP police has been sent to judicial custody for 14 days. Madhukar, who was arrested late at night on Friday, was contacted by some political parties recently, Hathras Superintendent of Police Nipun Agarwal said. …

Hathras stampede: Bhole Baba’s 4 calls before switching off phone under scanner
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hathras stampede: Bhole Baba’s 4 calls before switching off phone under scanner

Hindustan Times  

Suraj Pal, known to his followers as “Bhole Baba” or Narayan Hari Sakar, spoke to the organisers of the ‘satsang’ he hosted in Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh earlier this week four times, after the haphazardly organised event resulted in a deadly stampede and left 121 people dead, police officers familiar with the probe said on Friday, without providing details …

GB Nagar DM meets kin of Hathras victims in Greater Noida, assures assistance
5 months, 2 weeks ago

GB Nagar DM meets kin of Hathras victims in Greater Noida, assures assistance

Hindustan Times  

Gautam Budh Nagar district magistrate Manish Kumar Verma on Friday met the families of two women who died in the stampede in Hathras on Tuesday at their residences in Greater Noida’s Dadri, and assured them of all necessary assistance. Two women, Premvati and Sumrita Devi, were among the group of 18 followers from Dadri of self-styled godman Surajpal Singh, popularly …

Hathras Stampede: SIT report mentions political connections of ‘Bhole Baba’
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hathras Stampede: SIT report mentions political connections of ‘Bhole Baba’

Op India  

On Friday, 5th July, the SIT formed to investigate the Hathras stampede delivered its initial report on the tragic incident, which killed at least 123 people earlier this week. As reported exclusively by ABP news, the report submitted by the SIT mentions political connections of the ‘Bhole Baba’. It is believed that ‘Bhole Baba’ who fled from the spot after …

Deployed 160 cops including 40 for traffic at Hathras event on July 2: Official
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Deployed 160 cops including 40 for traffic at Hathras event on July 2: Official

Hindustan Times  

The Hathras district administration had deployed nearly 160 police personnel including 40 traffic personnel to manage the 80,000 devotees expected to turn up at the satsang of Narayan Sarkar Hari in Hathras’s Phulari Mughalgarhi area on July 2, a district police officer said. The stampede tragedy in Hathras led to the death of 121 people including 112 women on July …

Hathras Stampede SIT Report Submitted To UP CM Yogi Mentions Political Links Of 'Bhole Baba'
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hathras Stampede SIT Report Submitted To UP CM Yogi Mentions Political Links Of 'Bhole Baba'

ABP News  

The SIT constituted to probe the Hathras stampede has submitted its report on the tragedy that claimed at least 123 lives earlier this week. UP DGP Prashant Kumar and Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh handed over the 15-page report to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at his official residence at 5, Kalidas Marg, on Friday morning. Report Mentions Politicians CM Yogi …

Hathras Stampede: Rahul Gandhi Reassures Families Who Lost Their Loved Ones In Aligarh | ABP News
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hathras Stampede: Rahul Gandhi Reassures Families Who Lost Their Loved Ones In Aligarh | ABP News

ABP News  

Rahul Gandhi in Aligarh: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi reached Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh on Friday and met the families of those who lost their lives in the Hathras incident. At around 7.30 am, Rahul Gandhi reached Pilkhana village in Aligarh, where he met the families of the victims and expressed their grief. 121 people died in a stampede during …

Hathras stampede occurred as everyone started exiting venue together, says on duty cop
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hathras stampede occurred as everyone started exiting venue together, says on duty cop

Op India  

Uttar Pradesh Police constable Sheela Maurya, who was on security duty at the Hathras religious event, said the stampede occurred as a large number of people rushed to exit the venue together. The problem was that there was a huge crowd and everyone started exiting the venue together. Earlier in the day, the Uttar Pradesh Police conducted a search operation …

Hathras stampede: CCTV footage shows Bhole Baba's convoy leaving village after incident
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hathras stampede: CCTV footage shows Bhole Baba's convoy leaving village after incident

Hindustan Times  

A closed-circuit television footage has emerged showing a convoy of self-styled preacher Baba Narayan Hari alias Saakar Vishwa Hari 'Bhole Baba' leaving the village where a stampede killed 121 people, mostly women devotees, PTI reported. The footage shows several volunteers, also known as ‘Sevak’, standing on both sides of the road as Bhole Baba's convoy crosses The footage shared by …

Hathras stampede: 6 arrested; ₹1 lakh bounty on main accused, says UP Police
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hathras stampede: 6 arrested; ₹1 lakh bounty on main accused, says UP Police

Hindustan Times  

The Uttar Pradesh police on Thursday said that six people have been arrested so far, including two females and four males, in connection with the tragic Hathras stampede which claimed the lives of 121 people. Hathras stampede: Inspector General Shalabh Mathur said temporary permission was sought and given for the ‘satsang’ at the venue in a Hathras village The police …

Hathras stampede: Absconding Bhole Baba alleges conspiracy; CM orders inquiry
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hathras stampede: Absconding Bhole Baba alleges conspiracy; CM orders inquiry

Hindustan Times  

HATHRAS: 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 …

Hathras stampede: Deaths, injuries overwhelm health centre
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hathras stampede: Deaths, injuries overwhelm health centre

Hindustan Times  

HATHRAS: A modest 30-bedded health facility that became the first port of call to a mass carnage in Sikandra Rao town of Hathras on Tuesday crumbled under the deluge of dead bodies coming into the hospital by the minute. According to Verma, when the bodies started coming in, there were six doctors on duty at the centre, including senior medical …

6 arrested for Hathras stampede, hunt on for Bhole Baba, says UP Police
5 months, 2 weeks ago

6 arrested for Hathras stampede, hunt on for Bhole Baba, says UP Police

India TV News  

The Uttar Pradesh Police addressed the media on Wednesday regarding the Hathras stampede incident, confirming that six individuals have been arrested so far. Authorities confirm identification and handover of all 121 victims The bodies of all 121 victims from the tragic Hathras stampede have been identified and handed over to their respective families, District Magistrate Ashish Kumar announced on Thursday. …

Hathras stampede: CCTV footage surfaces where Bhole Baba is seen running away from accident site | WATCH
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hathras stampede: CCTV footage surfaces where Bhole Baba is seen running away from accident site | WATCH

India TV News  

New Delhi: A CCTV footage has emerged after the Hathras incident. According to reports, in this video, Narayan Sakar Hari alias 'Bhole Baba' is seen running for the safety of his followers. According to reports, Bhole Baba used to give sermons while sitting on a swing in the ashram. Police entered the ashram premises of religious preacher Jagat Guru Saakar …

Hathras stampede: UP to compensate devotees from three other states too
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Hathras stampede: UP to compensate devotees from three other states too

Hindustan Times  

Devotees killed in the accident in Hathras on Tuesday include those from Uttar Pradesh as well as three other states. UP CM Yogi Adityanath meeting people injured in the Hathras incident in hospital. Among those from Uttar Pradesh who died in the stampede incident, 22 are from Hathras, while 17 from Agra, 15 from Aligarh, 10 from Etah, eight each …

Hathras tragedy underscores failure to learn from the past
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Hathras tragedy underscores failure to learn from the past

Hindustan Times  

The stampede at a religious congregation in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, on Tuesday that left 121 dead is yet another instance of administrative inertia compounding the risks from poor organisation. Holding the satsang in a tent amid oppressive humidity and with grounds slippery from the rains escapes conventional wisdom even when a gathering of 80,000 — the crowd size the district …

Hathras stampede: Yogi Adityanath orders judicial inquiry
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Hathras stampede: Yogi Adityanath orders judicial inquiry

Hindustan Times  

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday ordered a judicial inquiry into the Hathras stampede in which 121 people died on Tuesday. During probe, when the scope increases, all those who are responsible for this incident will come under the scanner.” The chief minister said three ministers Lakshmi Narayan Chaudhary, Sandeep Singh and Asim Arun, chief secretary Manoj Kumar …

How Did Hathras Stampede Take Place? Here's the Sequence of Events
5 months, 3 weeks ago

How Did Hathras Stampede Take Place? Here's the Sequence of Events

The Quint  

At least 121 people have died and several others wounded, in a stampede that took place on 2 July in Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh. A First Information Report has been registered against at Sikandra Rao police station in Hathras district against the chief organiser Devprakash Madhukar and other organisers under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, including: …

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