Congress MP and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday headed to Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, to meet the family of the victim in the 2020 rape case.
Narayan Sakaar Hari alias Bhole Baba, in his first reaction to the Hathras stampede which killed 121 people on July 2, said that whoever has come to this Earth has to depart one day.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati alleged on Wednesday that the SIT report presented on the Hathras stampede incident was politically motivated.
A three-member team of the Judicial Commission, which is investigating the case of 121 deaths in a stampede at the satsang of religious leader Narayan Sakar Vishwa Hari Bhole Baba in Hathras on July 2
The Uttar Pradesh Police on Friday arrested Dev Prakash Madhukar, the key accused in the tragic stampede at a 'satsang' (religious congregation) in Hathras that claimed the lives of as many as 121 people, mostly women.
The case was related to the alleged rape and murder of a 19-year-old Dalit girl at Boolgarhi village under Chandapa police station.
The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan who was booked by the Uttar Pradesh government under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) in 2020 while he was on his way to reach Hathras for covering the alleged gang-rape and murder of a 19-year-old Dalit girl.
The incident took place at 2:15 am today, and while five persons died on the spot, one person succumbed to his injuries in hospital.
The police assured the people that the matter is under investigation and the guilty will not be spared.
'They do not pay heed to the injustice done to women in the states ruled by their party, but visit Hathras and other places for photo-op with the victim's family,' he said.
