122 died in stampede after satsang in Hathras, Baba's name not in FIR, CM Yogi will reach shortly
Hathras Stampede: So far 122 people have died in the stampede after satsang in Hathras, UP. However, the administration has confirmed 121 deaths so far. Late on Tuesday night, the inspector of Sikandrarao police station has lodged an FIR against 22 people.
The main organizer Dev Prakash Madhukar is named in it. The rest are unknown. The biggest thing in this is that Bhole Baba alias Hari Narayan Sakar's name is not there. On the other hand, lawyer Gaurav Dwivedi has filed a petition in the High Court demanding a CBI inquiry.
According to eyewitnesses, more than 1.25 lakh people were present in the satsang. As soon as the sevadars asked the devotees to leave after Baba's convoy left, there was a stampede. The devotees who fell on the ground and sat down due to not being able to bear the heat, especially women and children, were passed over by people and they did not even get a chance to get up. There was a lot of screaming and shouting in no time. A large number of people fainted.
People trapped in the swamp
122 people died a painful death in the stampede. The police force present on the spot at the time of the accident and the people who had come to the program pulled out the people trapped in the swamp in the field near the program venue and with the help of the people sent them to CHC Sikandrarao.
Initially 25 bodies were brought to the CHC at one time, but gradually this figure increased rapidly. When many people fainted at the scene at the same time, the police administration did not have any arrangements to bring them to the hospital. Therefore, people were brought to CHC by Max, bus and other vehicles present at the venue. Therefore, the death toll gradually increased rapidly.
Devotees had also arrived from these states
People from various districts of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh as well as UP started searching for their friends and loved ones. People rushed towards Sikandrarao CHC as well as hospitals of Hathras, Kasganj and Etah with the injured.
There was chaos in the hospital due to the arrival of so many people at once. Many people stopped breathing due to lack of arrangements. Everyone's soul trembled on seeing people crying and wailing in search of their loved ones among the dead in the hospital premises.
Exercise till late night
Top officials of Agra-Aligarh division remained busy till late night in the treatment of the injured in Hathras and Sikandrarao, help to the people wandering in search of their loved ones, as well as handing over the bodies of the deceased to their relatives with respect. During this, people had to face trouble due to rain.
Permission for 80 thousand but crowd of lakhs gathered
The administration had given permission for a crowd of 80 thousand people in the satsang, but a crowd of lakhs gathered here. DGP Prashant Kumar, who reached the spot on Tuesday night, said that the permission was only for 80 thousand. How was such a huge crowd gathered. It will be investigated. He also said that strict action will be taken against the organizers.
CM Yogi will come to Hathras today
Hathras MP Anoop Pradhan reached Sikandrarao late night after the Lok Sabha session ended in Delhi. CM Yogi Adityanath will also come to Hathras by around 12 noon on Wednesday. He has left from Lucknow.