'Anyone who created chaos...': Bhole Baba reacts to Hathras stampede accident which claimed 121 lives
Bhole Baba's statement came just a few hours after Devprakash Madhukar, the main accused in the tragic July 2 Hathras stampede, was taken into custody by the Uttar Pradesh Police following his surrender in Delhi.
Interacting with the media for the first time after the Hathras stampede accident which claimed the lives of 121 people, spiritual preacher Surajpal alias Narayan Sakar Hari alias Bhole Baba, voiced his sadness over the death of people and put his faith in the government and the administration.
"I am deeply saddened after the incident of July 2. May God give us the strength to bear this pain. Please keep faith in the government and the administration. I have faith that anyone who created the chaos would not be spared... Through my lawyer AP Singh, I have requested the members of the committee to stand with the bereaved families and the injured and help them throughout their lives," Bhole Baba said in an interview with ANI.
His statement came just a few hours after Devprakash Madhukar, the main accused in the tragic July 2 Hathras stampede, was taken into custody by the Uttar Pradesh Police following his surrender in Delhi.
Madhukar, identified as the 'mukhya sevadar' of the 'satsang' where the stampede occurred, remains the sole accused named in the FIR registered at Sikandra Rao police station in Hathras. A video message from Madhukar's legal representative, AP Singh, emphasized that his client had surrendered while undergoing medical treatment in Delhi.
Uttar Pradesh Police had previously announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh for information leading to Madhukar's arrest.