The Uttar Pradesh police said on Thursday that they have arrested six ‘sevadars’, including two women, in connection with the Hathras stampede that killed 121 people.
The only accused named in the FIR is at large while preacher Surajpal alias Narayan Sakar Hari alias Bhole Baba will be questioned if required during an investigation, a senior officer said.
“All six persons who have been arrested worked as sevadars (volunteers) at the ‘satsang’,” Inspector General of Police (Aligarh Range) Shalabh Mathur told reporters here.
“A reward of Rs 1 lakh will be announced soon and a non-bailable warrant (NBW) will also be issued against key accused Devprakash Madhukar,” Mathura said.
The preacher Surajpal was not mentioned as accused in the FIR lodged at the local Sikandra Rau police station on Tuesday after the stampede at Phulrai village that left 121 people dead in its wake.
The death toll from the accident is 121 while the police have identified all of the victims. Most of the casualties were among children and women.
Meanwhile, a plea has been filed in the Supreme Court over the Hathras stampede incident alleging the administration’s failure to control the crowd present at the ‘Satsang’.
The many lapses at Hathras
The Uttar Pradesh Police have identified several lapses in the way the religious event was organised in the Hathras village.
With inputs from PTI
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Hathras Stampede case: Police arrest 6 event volunteers, preacher ‘Bhole Baba’ still at large
