07/03/2024

In One of India's Deadliest Stampedes, 116 People are Killed

It happened in the town of Hathras

At least 116 people died in a stampede at a congregation of a Hindu religious preacher in the northern India town of Hathras on Tuesday, according to a senior police officer in charge of the region.

While an official inquiry into the cause is still underway, two versions of events have emerged.

Yogi Adityanath, chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, the state where the stampede occurred, said it started after a group of devotees were stopped by organizers from coming close to the religious preacher.

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