Hathras Stampede: Rahul Gandhi meets victims’ families in Aligarh | Mint

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

Rahul Gandhi Leaves For Hathras, Will Meet Stampede Victims’ Families

He will be meeting the families affected by the stampede that claimed the lives of 123. New Delhi: Leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi left for Hathras. He will be meeting the families affected by the stampede, that claimed the lives of 123 people. The stampede took place on Tuesday … Read more

“Don’t Know Where He Is, Don’t Need To”: Bhole Baba’s Lawyer

The lawyer spoke to reporters outside the ashram in Mainpuri where Bhole Baba is believed to be staying. Making a late-night appearance outside the ashram in Mainpuri where Bhole Baba aka Narayan Saakar Hari is believed to be staying, the self-styled godman’s lawyer said he does not know where he is and does not need … Read more

Bodies of all Hathras stampede victims identified, handed over to kin By Kishor Dwivedi

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

Rahul Gandhi May Visit Hathras In Killer Stampede Aftermath

Rahul Gandhi is planning to visit the stampede tragedy site at Hathras in UP New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, is planning to visit Hathras in Uttar Pradesh where a killer stampede at a religious gathering left 123 people dead. Congress general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal told the media this … Read more

Bodies Of All Those Who Died In Hathras Stampede Identified

According to officials, the crowd at the congregation exceeded 2.5 lakh. Hathras (UP): The bodies of all victims of the Hathras stampede have been identified and handed over to their families, District Magistrate Asish Kumar said here on Thursday. A total of 123 people, mostly women, had died after the stampede at self-styled godman Baba … Read more

Bodies Of All Hathras Stampede Victims Identified, Handed Over To Family

The UP government has announced an aid of Rs 2 lakh to the family of the dead. 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 on Thursday. A total of 121 people, mostly women, died and 31 were … Read more

Why Has Bhole Baba Not Been Arrested? What Senior UP Cop Said

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

‘Satsang’ Organisers Among 6 Arrested, ‘Bhole Baba’ Questioning “If Needed”

Six people, including some of the organisers, have been arrested in a satsang or prayer meeting that ended in a deadly stampede in Uttar Pradesh.  A former police constable-turned-preacher Bhole Baba’s prayer meeting in Hathras, some 200 km from Delhi, saw the deaths of 121 people, the vast majority women, after a rush to the … Read more

After Hathras Stampede, Son Calls Mother’s Phone And A Stranger Replies

New Delhi: A son’s desperate search for his mother – one of many heartbreaking stories from Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras after 123 people were killed in a stampede at a poorly-planned public meeting by ‘godman’ Bhole Baba, who preached divinity from a swank ‘ashram’ built on 13 acres of land worth Rs 4 crore. Meenesh Kumar’s plight … Read more

Stampede bodies identified, handed over to families: Hathras DM

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

Two Days After Killer Stampede Left 123 Dead, No Arrests And Few Answers

Bags, slippers and other items belonging to the victims are still lying around at Hathras stampede site Hathras (UP): Two days after the killer stampede at a religious gathering in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras left 123 people dead, police are yet to make any arrests. Self-styled godman Narayana Sakar Hari, who addressed the ‘satsang’, is still … Read more