DNA TV Show: How did stampede occur in UP's Hathras and claim over 100 lives?

A horrific and heart-wrenching incident happened in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday. A stampede broke out during a satsang in Fullerai village of Hathras and 116 people were killed, mostly women. Now the question is why did this stampede happen?

In this satsang of Narayan Sakar Hari, more than 50000 people were present. After the satsang was over, people ran to touch the feet of Narayan Sakar Hari, during this time thousands of people started coming out of the pandal together.

But due to the small gate of the pandal, people started hurrying which led to a stampede among the devotees, People started falling on each other and within no time there was screaming at the satsang venue. The preacher is still out of police custody. Baba Narayan Hari knew that he was allowed to call only 50 devotees, but 50000 people attended the event.

Who is Baba Narayan Hari?

It is said that he is a resident of Etah. He got the idea of ​​becoming a Baba 10 years ago in Khoda Colony of Noida. He started the preaching business with his 5 followers in Noida. He acquired money and property from people in the name of preaching religion. The man used to tell people that he was in the Intelligence Unit of UP Police. He used to make his devotees bear the expenses of arranging satsang. Even during the Covid lockdown, he had organized satsang by gathering a crowd of thousands.

District Magistrate Ashish Kumar said the 'satsang' was a private event for which the sub-divisional magistrate had granted permission. The local administration provided security outside the venue while the arrangements inside were made by organisers, he added.

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