Hathras (UP): Uttar Pradesh government agencies have launched intensive searches across the state and in neighbouring Rajasthan and Haryana to trace Hathras stampede key accused Devprakash Madhukar, official sources said Friday. A senior government official said that the agencies, including the police, are also looking for preacher Surajpal alias Narayan Sakar Hari alias Bhole Baba … Read more
Hathras stampede resulted in the death of 121 people. Hathras: 121 families have still been reeling under the impact of the stampede in Hathras on Tuesday where their loved ones died. But all of them have united in two demands – a swift probe, and action against Bhole Baba aka Suraj Pal Singh who organised … Read more
Hathras: The Uttar Pradesh government’s Special Investigation Team probing the Hathras stampede has recorded statements of 90 people so far, SIT chief Anupam Kulshrestha said on Friday. Kulshrestha, also the Additional Director General of Police (Agra Zone), is leading the three-member SIT tasked with preparing a detailed report on the July 2 stampede. ADG Kulshrestha … Read more
Hathras stampede death count has risen to 121. Hathras: Chotelal and his wife Manju Devi had gone to Hathras on Tuesday to attend ‘Bhole Baba’s’ satsang, just like they had been doing for the last 4-5 years. They also took their 6-year-old son hoping that he would learn something from the preachings. But the day … Read more
Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on July 5 met victims of Hathras stampede which killed 121 people and injured 31 on July 2. The Congress leader first stopped at Pilakhna village in Aligarh to meet relatives of victims. Four persons from Pilakhni village had died in the stampede. This was the first visit … Read more
Babas still ruling roost in modern India It is so tragic that a nation which is talking of take-off to a new India is controlled by Babas who are exploiting the sentiments of gullible people to propagate their religious shops and politicians are supporting such elements. Hathras stampede is not only a serious lapse on … Read more
Hathras (UP): The bodies of all victims of the Hathras stampede have been identified and handed over to their families, District Magistrate Ashish Kumar said here on Thursday. A total of 121 people, mostly women, died and 31 were injured in the stampede at the preacher Baba Bhole’s satsang in Hathras on Tuesday. After the … Read more
Hathras Satsang Case: Six people have been arrested so far. Announcing their first arrests in the stampede at the Hathras religious event which killed 121 people, the Uttar Pradesh police on Thursday said they have taken six people into custody, but there was one notable omission – Bhole Baba aka Narayan Saakar Hari, the self-styled … Read more
Hathras (UP): Hathras District Magistrate Ashish Kumar has said that the bodies of all victims of the Hathras stampede have been identified and handed over to their families. A total of 121 people, mostly women, died after the stampede at self-styled godman Baba Bhole’s ‘satsang’ (religious congregation) in Hathras on Tuesday. The district magistrate said … Read more
New Delhi: A ‘satsang’ gathering in Uttar Pradesh addressed by self-styled godman Suraj Pal, known as Bhole Baba to his followers, descended into chaos and tragedy as a stampede resulted in the death of 121 people. The incident, which occurred in Hathras, was reportedly triggered by a frenzied rush to collect dust under the godman’s … Read more
Hathras stampede took place as the ‘satsang’ ended Hathras: Satyendra Yadav was walking towards his vehicle after the ‘satsang’ when his wife called — their three-year-old son Chhota had died in the stampede that had broken out moments earlier. The 29-year-old driver from Delhi had reached here with his family, including his mother and two … Read more
Over two lakh people attended Bhole Baba’s ‘satsang’, or ‘prayer meet’. New Delhi: Tough questions are being asked after 121 people were killed during a stampede at a ‘religious’ event in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras Tuesday evening, including which government body or official permitted such a large rally and why there were no crowd-control or safety … Read more