Two Women Among Six Arrested, Bhole Baba’s Criminal History Being Investigated
Two Women Among Six Arrested, Bhole Baba’s Criminal History Being Investigated
Six people have been arrested in the Hatras stampede tragedy where 121 people have been killed, the Hathras police said in a press conference on Thursday.
Shalabh Mathur, IG of Aligarh, in the press conference said that the organiser of the event is among the six people who have been held for negligence that led to the stampede.
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.
Mathur also said that the police is enquiring ‘Bhole Baba’s’ criminal history. He said that permission for the event was not taken in his name.
#WATCH | On Hathras stampede incident, Aligarh IG Shalabh Mathur says, “We are inquiring about ‘Bhole Baba’s’ criminal history. Permission for the event was not taken in his name. ” pic.twitter.com/5mvGjDLeCY
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Upendra, Manju Yadav and Mukesh Kumar, who worked as sevadars at satsang, are among those who have been arrested.
Meanwhile, a non-bailable warrant will be issued against Chief Sevadar Devprakash Madhukar and a award of Rs 1 lakh will be announced against him, the IG said.
Police alleged that the six people who have been arrested fled immediately after the incident and didn’t cooperate in the investigation.
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. After the stampede, 21 bodies were taken to Agra, 28 to Etah, 34 were in Hathras and 38 in Aligarh, according to officials.
