Aligarh Range Inspector General (IG) Shalabh Mathur told reporters on Thursday, "Six people, including four men and two women, have been arrested in connection with the incident. They are all members of the organizing committee and worked as 'sevadars'." We do."

'Chief Sevadar' Dev Prakash Madhukar has been identified as the main accused in the FIR. Police have announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh for information leading to his arrest.

A total of 121 people, mostly women, were killed while 31 others were injured in a stampede at a 'satsang' organized by self-styled godman Narayan Sakar Hari or 'Bhole Baba' in Hathras on Tuesday.

The stampede occurred when people ran behind the preacher's convoy to touch the dust beneath his feet, Mathur said, adding that the conspiracy angle in the incident would be investigated.

In response to a question, the IG said that till now the role of the preacher in the incident has not been established.