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Every week after 121 individuals misplaced their lives in a stampede throughout a satsang in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras, the Particular Investigation Workforce (SIT), probing the July 2 case, on Tuesday submitted an almost 300-page report. Sources mentioned the report held overcrowding as the primary motive behind the stampede, and it didn’t rule out ‘conspiracy’ within the incident.

Later, the Uttar Pradesh authorities suspended the native Sub Divisional Justice of the Peace (SDM), a circle officer and 4 others on the premise of the SIT report.

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Recommending an in-depth investigation into the case, the SIT report additionally flagged lapses on the a part of the native administration that led to the incident.

The report held the organisers liable for the stampede, claiming they didn’t make preparations to handle the gang and likewise mounted the accountability of administration, in response to official sources.

It mentioned the native police and administration didn’t take the occasion severely and failed to offer correct data to senior officers.

Investigations into the case had revealed over 2 lakh individuals had arrived for the satsang, whereas the authorities had sought permission for practically 80,000 individuals.

REPORT INCLUDES STATEMENTS OF EYEWITNESSES, AFFECTED FAMILIES

The SIT report additionally included the statements of 119 individuals, together with from the Hathras District Justice of the Peace, Ashish Kumar, Superintendent of Police, Nipun Agarwal – SDM, and others.

Statements by police officers who have been on responsibility on July 2, the day the stampede occurred, have been additionally included.

The SIT report additionally included statements from the affected households and a number of other eyewitnesses.

Earlier too, the Uttar Pradesh Judicial Fee group had recorded statements of a number of eyewitnesses within the Hathras stampede case.

PIL SEEKS PROBE IN HATHRAS STAMPEDE CASE

In the meantime, the Supreme Court docket on Tuesday mentioned {that a} date of listening to has been accorded to a PIL in search of a probe into the Hathras stampede.

“I’ve ordered itemizing of the plea yesterday itself,” Chief Justice DY Chandrachud mentioned when PIL petitioner and advocate Vishal Tiwari talked about his petition for pressing listening to, information company PTI reported.

The PIL sought the appointment of a five-member skilled committee below the supervision of a retired apex court docket decide to probe the stampede. It additionally sought a path to the Uttar Pradesh authorities to submit a standing report on the July 2 incident and to provoke authorized motion towards the authorities, officers and others for his or her negligent conduct.

CASE AGAINST BABA, MAIN ACCUSED ARRESTED

On July 6, a case was registered towards Bhole Baba, whose unique identify is Suraj Pal Singh, within the Hathras stampede case.

The identical day, Baba, in a message, mentioned he was depressed over the Hathras stampede incident and requested the affected households to think about the judiciary.

Devprakash Madhukar, the primary accused within the Hathras stampede incident, was despatched to 14 days in judicial custody after being produced earlier than the Chief Judicial Justice of the Peace Court docket final week.

Madhukar had been absconding, and a reward of Rs 1 lakh was introduced for data resulting in his arrest.

He was lastly apprehended on July 5 within the nationwide capital. Moreover, two different accused, Ramprakash Shakya and Sanju Yadav, have been additionally arrested, in response to the police.

In the meantime, the godman’s advocate, AP Singh, claimed that the mishap was precipitated after some unidentified males sprayed poison in the course of the occasion.

Singh claimed that the group of conspirators fled the venue after inflicting the stampede.

Revealed By:

Vani Mehrotra

Revealed On:

Jul 9, 2024

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