Inter-State Hunt Launched For UP Godman Bhole Baba, Key Stampede Accused

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 told PTI that the agencies, including the police, are also looking for preacher Surajpal alias Narayan Sakar Hari alias Bhole … 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

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

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

“Organisers Tried To Cover Up Incident”: Yogi Adityanath On Hathras Stampede

121 people, including women and children, died at the stampede in UP’s Hathras. New Delhi: The organisers of a ‘prayer meet’ – held by godman Bhole Baba in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras, which ended in a stampede that killed over a hundred – “tried to cover up the incident”, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said after visiting … Read more

No Emergency Exits, Lack Of Cops: Focus On Lapses After Hathras Stampede

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

“We Did Not Find Baba Ji…”: Cop On UP’s Hathras Stampede

Hathras Stampede: Police said that Baba ji, who held Satsang, not found inside campus. Hathras, UP: After the Uttar Pradesh police carried out a search operation at Ram Kutir Charitable Trust in Mainpuri district in search of ‘Bhole Baba’, who hold a Satsang in Hathras where a stampede took place claiming the lives of 116 … Read more