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
The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday announced a judicial probe. Agra: Blood accumulation in the thoracic cavity due to chest injuries, asphyxia and rib injuries were the causes of death of the Hathras stampede victims whose bodies were brought to a hospital in Agra for post-mortem, a senior official said on Wednesday. Twenty-one bodies were … Read more
The victims were part of the crowd which had gathered Hathras for the ‘satsang’. Agra: “I turned over more than 100 dead bodies to check their faces,” a brother, whose 50-year-old sister has been missing since the stampede incident in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras, said here on Wednesday. After visiting the postmortem houses in Hathras, Etah … Read more
Bhole Baba’s original name is Suraj Pal Singh New Delhi: At least 121 people died after a stampede broke out at a religious event in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras last evening. The tragedy occurred during a ‘satsang’ of Bhole Baba aka Narayan Saakar Hari which was attended by over two lakh people. The site was overcrowded and … Read more
Officials have put the Hathras stampede death count at 116 Hathras (UP): Scores of bodies were lying on blocks of ice inside the government hospital here on Tuesday night in the aftermath of the deadly stampede at a religious congregation, as the wailing relatives of the victims waited outside in drizzle to take mortal remains … Read more
Chief Minister Yogi told ANI that the police along with the state ministers are at the spot. Lucknow: After 116 people lost their lives in a stampede incident at a religious event in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras on Tuesday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath unequivocally said that whether this is an accident or a conspiracy, the government … Read more
Hathras Stampede: UP Chief Minister has also ordered a thorough investigation into the incident. Hathras, UP: Vinod, who lost his wife, mother and 16-year-old daughter in the Hathras stampede, expressed his grief over the incident, saying that he lost everything. Speaking to ANI, Vinod said, “I did not even know that all three had gone … Read more
Narayan Hari usually prefers a suit and tie to saffron clothes. New Delhi: Over 115 people were killed after a stampede broke out at a religious event organised by a self-styled guru, Bhole Baba aka Narayan Saakar Hari, who has often claimed that he has worked with the Intelligence Bureau. He also told his devotees … Read more
At least 87 people were killed and several others injured in the stampede. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed profound sorrow over the stampede in Hathras and announced Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia for the next of kin of the dead and Rs 50,000 for the injured. The stampede occurred during a religious congregation … Read more
Updates: President Droupadi Murmu also expressed condolences to the families of those who were killed. New Delhi: At least 116 people, including women and children, were killed after a stampede broke out at a religious event in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras on Tuesday, officials have said. The stampede occurred during a ‘satsang’ (prayer meeting). Visuals from … Read more