Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:07pm on 05 Jul 2024,Friday India
Uttar Pradesh police have arrested Dev Prakash Madhukar, the key accused in the Hathras stampede that killed 121 people. Madhukar, a close aide of preacher Narayan Sakar Hari, was named in the FIR and had a Rs 1 lakh reward on his head. Six members of the organizing committee were arrested earlier. The stampede occurred on Tuesday during a religious gathering that drew a massive crowd of 2.5 lakh people, exceeding the permitted capacity of 80,000. The police action comes after a tragedy that has sparked widespread outrage and grief. Investigations are ongoing to determine the circumstances leading to the deadly stampede.
