Wednesday , December 25 2024

Six devotees of Baba including two women arrested

Hathras: Six members of the organising committee of preacher Bhole Baba's satsang have been arrested in connection with the Hathras scuffle in which 121 people were killed, the Uttar Pradesh police said in a statement.

The six arrested include two women. According to a senior police officer, only one of the accused named in the FIR has not been arrested.

He further said that if needed, Surajpal alias Narayan Sakar Hari alias Bhole Baba would also be questioned.

On Tuesday, 121 people died in a stampede during Bhole Baba's satsang in Hathras. Most of them were women.

According to District Magistrate Ashish Kumar, all the deceased have been identified and the bodies have been handed over to their families.

Meanwhile, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit Hathras tomorrow. He is likely to meet the families of the deceased in Hathras.