NEW DELHI: Hathras police have submitted a 3,200-page cost sheet associated to the July 2 stampede on the Narayan Sakar Hari “Bhole Baba” congregation in Fulari village, which resulted in 121 deaths.
The police have charged 11 people, together with the occasion organisers. Nonetheless, Surajpal Singh, the self-proclaimed ‘godman’ often known as ‘Bhole Baba,’ was not named as an accused.In keeping with protection lawyer AP Singh, the court docket will present copies of the cost sheet to the accused on October 4.
“The SIT probing the case has filed the cost sheet. A separate judicial inquiry into the matter is ongoing,” Singh stated.
On Tuesday, 10 of the accused appeared in court docket, together with the primary organiser, Dev Prakash Madhukar, who was transferred from Aligarh District Jail to Hathras District Court docket. Manju Yadav, one other accused, is presently out on bail per the orders of the Allahabad Excessive Court docket.
The stampede occurred throughout a satsang by Surajpal Singh in Fulrai village, claiming the lives of largely ladies. Authorities attributed the incident to mismanagement, as the gang dimension exceeded 2.5 lakh folks, far surpassing the permitted 80,000.
An FIR was filed on July 2 underneath numerous sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, together with culpable murder not amounting to homicide, try to commit culpable murder, wrongful restraint, disobedience to an order duly promulgated by a public servant, and inflicting the disappearance of proof.
Surajpal Singh’s lawyer additionally claimed that “some toxic substance” sprayed by “unidentified males” triggered the stampede.
The Uttar Pradesh authorities shaped a three-member judicial fee on July 3 to research the incident and any potential conspiracy.
