THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK
Lucknow, July 9: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has submitted its report to the government regarding the Hathras stampede incident. Information Director Shishir has confirmed this based on the report. The UP government may take action against the culprits.
According to sources, the SIT team has held the organizers responsible in their investigation report. The team found that the organizers did not make adequate arrangements to manage the crowd.
The report includes statements from 119 people, including police stationed at the event site and the families of the victims.
The report, prepared by Agra’s ADG Anupam Kulshrestha and Aligarh’s Divisional Commissioner Chaitra V, notes every minute detail before the incident. The team also investigated the report sent by the SDM to the DM, the permissions given to the organizers, and the compliance with the conditions set therein.
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121 devotees died in the stampede
On July 2, in Phulwai village of Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, a stampede occurred during the conclusion of a Satsang by Narayan Sakar Hari, also known as ‘Bhole Baba.’ The stampede resulted in the deaths of 121 devotees, with many others injured.
According to officials, the organizers had sought permission for 80,000 devotees to attend the sermon, and the administration made arrangements accordingly. However, more than 250,000 devotees attended the event. The organizers hid the actual number of attendees from the police.
Following the incident, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath formed an SIT team to investigate the causes of the stampede. The CM directed the team to submit its report within 24 hours, but the team sent its report to the government on the sixth day.
Additionally, a separate judicial commission, headed by retired Allahabad High Court judge Brijesh Kumar Srivastava, retired IPS officer Hemant Rao, and retired IPS officer Bhavesh Kumar Singh, is also investigating the Hathras stampede incident.
