Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday suspended the local SDM, a circle officer and four others on the basis of the SIT report on the Hathras stampede, which did not rule out a "larger conspiracy" behind the incident.
The SIT report also highlights the lapses on the part of the local administration that led to the incident on July 2 in which 121 people lost their lives.
According to official sources, the report has held the organizers responsible for the stampede and claimed that they did not make arrangements to control the crowd and has also fixed the responsibility of the administration.
It said that the local police and administration did not take the incident seriously and failed to give proper information to senior officials.
Based on the SIT report, the government has suspended six people including the SDM, Circle Officer and a Tehsildar.
The SIT report also highlights the lapses on the part of the local administration that led to the incident on July 2 in which 121 people lost their lives.
According to official sources, the report has held the organizers responsible for the stampede and claimed that they did not make arrangements to control the crowd and has also fixed the responsibility of the administration.
It said that the local police and administration did not take the incident seriously and failed to give proper information to senior officials.
Based on the SIT report, the government has suspended six people including the SDM, Circle Officer and a Tehsildar.
