Uttar Pradesh: 116 killed in stampede at religious gathering in Hathras
The stampede occurred during a satsang being held by a religious preacher.
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A total of 116 persons were killed on Tuesday in a stampede at a religious gathering in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras district, ANI reported.
The stampede occurred during a satsang, or a religious gathering, held by a religious preacher named Narayan Saakar Hari, popularly known as Bhole Baba, at the Fulrai village in the Sikandrarau tehsil of Hathras district.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath said that as per information that he received, the stampede occurred when the preacher was getting down from the stage.
“Suddenly, a crowd of devotees started going towards him to touch him,” he said, according to ANI. “The sevadaars [volunteers] stopped them, after which this accident took place.”
Temporary permission had been granted for the event, Inspector General of Police Shalabh Mathur said, The Indian Express reported.
The injured persons and the bodies of the victims were taken to three government medical colleges in Etah, Aligarh and Hathras districts.
The toll in the incident so far is 116, Aligarh Inspector General Shalabh Mathur confirmed on Tuesday evening. He added that a first information report was in the process of being registered against the organisers who took permission for the event.
“On a preliminary reading, it appears that more people attended the event than the number for which permission was sought,” he said, according to ANI....
