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The event, which was led by a preacher known as “Bhole Baba,” saw an overwhelming turnout of 250,000 people at a makeshift tent authorized only for 80,000 attendees. What happened: Conflicting reports suggest the stampede began either when devotees surged forward to approach the preacher as he descended from the stage,
Severe overcrowding and a lack of exits contributed to a stampede at a religious festival that killed at least 121 people in northern India, authorities said Wednesday, as the faithful surged toward the preacher and chaos ensued among the quarter of a million attendees.
Team OneIndia visited Hathras following the tragic stampede incident that occurred during a recent religious gathering. Our reporter assessed the aftermath, speaking with local authorities and eyewitn
Police in India have arrested six people after 121 people died in a stampede at a religious function in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. A crush occurred when followers of a Hindu preacher known as Bhole Baba scrambled to take dirt from his feet after a prayer meeting in Hathras,
Thousands of people at a religious gathering in India rushed to leave a makeshift tent, setting off a stampede Tuesday that killed more than hundred people and injured scores. (AP Photo/Manoj Aligadi) LUCKNOW,
Indian police have arrested six people in connection with their alleged role in a deadly stampede at a religious sermon that killed 121 people, the force told reporters on Thursday.
Suraj Pal, a former police constable who claims to ‘heal’ ailments and ‘rid people of evil spirits’, has hundreds of thousands of followers across northern India