Hathras , Uttar Pradesh authorities companies have launched intensive searches throughout the state and in neighbouring Rajasthan and Haryana to hint Hathras stampede key accused Devprakash Madhukar, official sources stated Friday.
A senior authorities official instructed PTI that the companies, together with the police, are additionally in search of preacher Surajpal alias Narayan Sakar Hari alias Bhole Baba for questioning within the case.
A complete of 121 individuals, largely ladies, have been killed within the stampede after the preacher’s satsang in Hathras’ Fulrai village on July 2 in one of many worst tragedies in recent times.
Whereas Madhukar, the ‘mukhya sevadar’ , is the one named accused within the FIR, Surajpal was not talked about as accused.
In addition to Madhukar, “a number of unidentified organisers” have been additionally booked within the case, lodged on the Sikandra Rao Police Station and 6 suspects have been arrested to this point.
“Nobody has been given a clear chit. The investigation is on and authorities companies are looking for the principle accused who’s absconding. The companies are additionally in search of the preacher to query him,” the official instructed PTI.
“The groups have visited components of western Uttar Pradesh and eastern-most districts of the state as a part of the search operation. They’re additionally trying in states like Rajasthan and Haryana,” the official added.
In the meantime, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has additionally been apprised of an SIT report on the stampede.
A report has been submitted to the federal government by the Further Director Common of Police Anupam Kulshrestha who was among the many high officers who visited Hathras to supervise rescue and aid measures after the stampede in Hathras on July 2.
The confidential report incorporates statements of the Hathras district Justice of the Peace Ashish Kumar, Superintendent of Police Nipun Aggarwal, and senior well being division officers who tended to the emergency scenario arising as a result of stampede, in accordance with the official.
An FIR within the matter was lodged on July 2 beneath Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Sections 105 , 110 , 126 , 223 , 238 .
The UP authorities has on Wednesday fashioned a three-member judicial fee headed by a retired excessive court docket choose to probe the Hathras tragedy, and to additionally look into the chance that there was a “conspiracy” behind the stampede.
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