At Least 121 Die In Stampede During Religious Event In UP's Hathras; Several Injured
A stampede during a religious event in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras killed at least 121 people on Tuesday, Hindustan Times reported. The tragic incident happened at the religious gathering of Lord Shiva in Ratibhanpur.
Many have been taken to the hospital after sustaining injuries, and there have been fears of more casualties.
The death toll has been rising in the catastrophic stampede, with women being the major victims. The horrific incident has also claimed lives of many children too.
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Initial reports says the tragedy happened soon after the women rushed out of the venue after preacher Bhole Baba ended the congregation, as per report by Hindustan Times. The media house citing Inspector general Aligarh Range Shalabh Mathur said that prima faciei it appeared that some people felt suffocated at the premises because of the hot and humid weather and when the ‘satsang’ ended. When they rushed out, it resulted in stampede killing many women.
UP के हाथरस में सत्संग के दौरान मची भगदड़। हादसे में 23 लोगों की मारे जाने की खबर है। वहीं दर्जन भर से ज्यादा घायल है।#UttarPradesh #Ratibhanpur #Hathras pic.twitter.com/LwQWepyxFd
— Sourav kumar (@souramonu567) July 2, 2024
According to the Station House Officer (SHO) of Sikandara Rao police station, the apparent overcrowding caused the stampede. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed his condolence to the deceased and directed officials to reach the site and carry out relief and rescue measures.
In a social media post, the chief minister said that the incident is “extremely sad and heart-wrenching,” adding that instructions have been given to the concerned officials to conduct relief and rescue operations on war footing and to provide proper treatment to the injured.
“Hon’ble Minister in Uttar Pradesh Government, Shri Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary Ji, Shri Sandeep Singh Ji have left for the incident site and have directed the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police of the state to reach the incident site. A team has been formed under the leadership of ADG, Agra and Commissioner, Aligarh and instructions have also been given to investigate the causes of the accident. I pray to Lord Shri Ram to give a place to the departed souls in his feet and provide speedy recovery to the injured,” a rough translation of his post reads.
जनपद हाथरस की दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण दुर्घटना में हुई जनहानि अत्यंत दुःखद एवं हृदय विदारक है।
मेरी संवेदनाएं शोक संतप्त परिजनों के साथ हैं।
संबंधित अधिकारियों को राहत एवं बचाव कार्यों के युद्ध स्तर पर संचालन और घायलों के समुचित उपचार हेतु निर्देश दिए हैं।
उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार में मा.…
— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) July 2, 2024
