2024-07-03 16:44:46
Thousands of people gathered at an event organized by a local guru on Tuesday to pray and listen to a sermon under a canopy on a highway in Uttar Pradesh’s Hatras district. Witnesses reported that people suddenly rushed out of the crowded place after the guru left. Many slipped and fell into a ditch full of mud and water.
Most of the victims suffocated and were trampled, a local administration official said. Uttar Pradesh Education Minister Sandeep Singh said 121 people had died. “An investigation has been launched and those responsible will be punished,” he added. The victims include more than 100 women and at least seven children. Police are looking for the self-taught guru known as Bhole Baba who organized Tuesday’s event.
NDTV news channel reported that on Wednesday, investigators worked with dogs in an open dirt field where about 150,000 people had gathered for the event. people. Sandals, slippers, clothes and the baby’s milk bottle were still strewn on the ground.
At least 35 people were treated for serious injuries at local hospitals, the state aid commissioner’s office said in a statement.
2024-07-03 16:44:46