Bharat Express

Hathras Stampede

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday wrote to UP CM Yogi Adityanath urging him for impartial probe into Hathras Incident. 

Dev Prakash Madhukar, accused in the Hathras case, was removed from his role as technical assistant overseeing MGNREGA projects in Sheetalpur block, Etah district, UP.

Rahul Gandhi spoke with the families to understand the details of the incident and the assistance they had received.

Police suggest that severe overcrowding, insufficient exits, adverse weather conditions, and other factors might have contributed to the high death toll.

As many as 121 people were killed after a stampede broke out in Hathras. Uttar Pradesh government has announced judicial probe in this stampede.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited the victims injured in Tuesday's tragic stampede in Hathras, expressing deep concern for their well-being.

Sakar Vishwa Hari Bhole Baba, overseeing a religious discourse in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh where 121 died, is now absconding.

On Wednesday, a PIL was filed in the Supreme Court seeking a five-member expert committee to investigate the Hathras stampede incident.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath left for the accident site in Hathras where a stampede incident on Tuesday took place, killing 120 people.

The petition filed by Dwivedi demanded strict action against the culprits along with the CBI investigation into Hathras Stampede incident.