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1. Hathras stampede: Six held, but no mention of baba in FIR
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Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday arrested six persons, including two women, who had organised the religious gathering in Hathras district, where a stampede on Tuesday killed 121 persons and injured several others. - The incident took place at a gathering convened by religious preacher Narayan Saakar Hari, popularly known as
Bhole Baba , at Fulrai village in Sikandra Rao tehsil.
- Aligarh Inspector-General of Police Shalabh Mathur said that all six were members of the event’s organising committee and worked as “sevadars [volunteers]”, according to ANI.
- “When the stampede occurred the six servitors who are now arrested had run away from the site,” he added.
- The police officer also announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh for information leading to the arrest of Devprakash Madhukar, who is the chief sevadar and the main accused person in the case. “Soon, a non-bailable warrant will be issued against him,” added Mathur.
- Mathur said that the bodies of all 121 victims had been identified and their post-mortems completed. “We will also investigate if this incident occurred due to a
conspiracy ,” he said.
- On Wednesday, a lawyer representing the preacher claimed that the stampede was caused by “anti-social elements”.
- The FIR and a report by a local sub-divisional magistrate said that the incident took place when several of the leader’s followers rushed towards him as he was leaving the venue.
- The devotees were trying to get a closer glimpse of Hari and collect his “charan raj”, or soil from the ground where he had walked.
- The first information does not name the Baba, who is currently said to be missing.
- A closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage has emerged showing volunteers standing on both sides of the road as Bhole Baba's convoy crosses during the stampede.
- Samajwadi Party president
Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said there cannot be a conspiracy behind theHathras stampede but it can definitely be a conspiracy that the government wants to run away from its responsibility on this matter.
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