spot_img

Stampede at religious event in Uttar Pradesh claims over 100 lives

Date:

Share post:

Lucknow, July 2: Atleast 107 people died in a stampede during a religious event in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras district on Tuesday afternoon.

The stampede occurred shortly after a religious preacher, Bhole Baba, addressed his followers in a specially erected tent in the Rati Bhanpur village within the Sikandra Rau area of Hathras district.

According to the police, initial reports suggest that suffocation at the overcrowded venue led to discomfort among attendees of the ‘Satsang’. This prompted people to start running, which caused the deadly stampede. The exact cause of the incident is still under investigation.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took immediate cognizance of the incident, announcing an ex gratia payment of Rs. 2 lakh to the kin of the deceased and Rs. 50,000 for those injured.

President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have also expressed their condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the tragic incident.

Share post:

spot_img
spot_img

Popular

More like this
Related

Khang ki dukan ha Nongpoh ban ai burom khatduh ia u Maheh Dr.DD Lapang

Nongpoh, Nailur 15: Katba ka Jylla Meghalaya ryngkat bad...

Suba sdien phasi ka Longkmie hadien ba pyniap iala ki Khun ha Top Cem

Jowai, Nailur 15 : Kawei ka Longkmie la suba...

Thung ki Pulit ia ka SIT ban tohkit halor ka jingiap I Khynnah ha Nongrah

Shillong, Nailur 15 : Ka Tnad Meghalaya Police kala...

Sngewkhia ka BJP halor ka jingjia ia i Heprit ha Nongrah

Shillong, Nailur 15: Ka Meghalaya Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)...