UP Hathras stampede: CM Yogi Adityanath announces judicial probe

LUCKNOW: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday announced a judicial probe into Tuesday's stampede incident in Hathras district in which 121 people lost their lives.
The probe will be conducted by a retired high court judge and police officials, he said.

The probe committee will find out who is responsible for the tragedy, or if it was a conspiracy, the chief minister said.
"We will ensure such incidents do not occur in the future," he said, adding the government may put in place a Standard Operating Procedure which will guide organisation of such events in the future. "We will ensure this."
The CM also visited the injured people at the hospital and took stock of medical arrangements.

The CM, who visited the stampede site, said that among those killed, six were from other states: four from Haryana, and one each from Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.