Hathras (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 3 (ANI): Police force has been deployed since the morning to prevent stone pelting at the Ram Kutir Charitable Trust, which is the ashram of the ‘Bhole Baba’ in Mainpuri, said a top police official on Wednesday.
The Ram Kutir Charitable Trust in Mainpuri is the ashram of the ‘Bhole Baba’ in whose event the tragic incident occurred.
Speaking with ANI, the Deputy Superintendent of Police of Mainpuri, Santosh Kumar Singh said, “The force which was deployed in the morning, the same force is here…We have not received any info on CDR (Call Detail Records). We are present here so that security can be ensured, no one pelts stones at the ashram. There will be a thorough investigation on the matter.”
Meanwhile, on Tuesday, the police team conducted a search operation at Ram Kutir Charitable Trust in Mainpuri district in search of ‘Bhole Baba’, who conducted a Satsang in Hathras where a stampede took place. “We did not find Baba ji inside the campus…He is not here…” said Deputy SP.
The tragic stampede incident that occurred on Tuesday in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras claimed the lives of 121 people and as many as 35 people are injured.
The prime facie report submitted by the Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of the Sikandra Rao division of the district suggests that the stampede occurred as devotees rushed to seek blessing from ‘Bhole Baba’, the preacher at the religious congregation Satsang, as he was about to leave the venue after the prayer.
The preacher ‘Bhole Baba’ identified as Suraj Pal is also known by the names of Narayan Sakar Hari and Jagat Guru Vishwahari.
As per prima facie report, the devotees rushed to seek blessings and collect soil from around the preacher’s feet, but were stopped by the security personnel of ‘Bhole Baba’. Later, they started pushing one another due to which several people fell to the ground, leading to chaos at the site.
Some people ran towards the adjoining field filled with mud, due to which they fell down and were crushed by other devotees, the report stated.
“The injured were taken to the hospital by the police and security personnel present at the site”, it further said.
Meanwhile, an FIR has been lodged against Devprakash Madhukar, referred to as ‘Mukhya Sewadar’ and other organizers of the ‘Satsang’. The preacher ‘Bhole Baba’, who is currently untraceable, has not been named in the FIR.
Uttar Pradesh police have launched a search operation at Ram Kutir Charitable Trust in Mainpuri district.
FIR has been filed under Sections 105, 110, 126(2), 223, and 238 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023. (ANI)
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