Hathras stampede: Allahabad HC summons then DM, SSP; says their accountability should be fixed
New Delhi, Jan 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Allahabad High Court has summoned the then District Magistrate (DM) and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Hathras on January 15 and ordered them to clarify through an affidavit why their accountability should not be fixed for the death of 121 people in 2024 stampede. The tragic stampede claimed at least 121 people, including women and children, during a ‘Satsang (religious congregation)’ organised by self-styled godman Narayan Sakar Hari, also known as ‘Bhole Baba’, in Fhulrai village in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district, which was reportedly attended by over two lakh people, mostly women.