Hathras (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Vinod, who lost his wife, mother and 16-year-old daughter in the Hathras stampede, expressed grief over the incident and said he lost everything.

Speaking to ANI, Vinod said, "I didn't even know that the three had gone to the Satsang because he had gone somewhere outside. Someone told him that there was a stampede at the satsang, after which I reached the place and found that my "My 16-year-old daughter, my mother and my wife were dead. I couldn't even find my mother's body."

"I have nothing left... everything is gone," Vinod added.

Kamla, mother of another 16-year-old victim of the Hathras tragedy, expressed her grief over the death of her daughter Roshni. She said: "I have been attending Baba's satsang for 20 years. Today I went to attend the satsang with my 16-year-old daughter and a stampede occurred around 2 pm. My daughter and I were slightly injured. "I was well but as soon as she arrived at the hospital she fell unconscious, then the doctors declared her dead.

Kunwar Pal, uncle of the deceased 3.5-year-old boy, said, "The boy had come here with his mother...his mother is still missing...We are residents of Aligarh..."

Meanwhile, late Gudiya Devi's husband Mehtab said, "I tried to stop her from attending Baba's Satsang many times, but she did not listen to me. She had come for the Satsang with our daughter and two neighboring women. The two women neighbors and my wife died in the incident... My daughter is safe..."

Heera Lal from Aligarh, a relative of a victim, said, "My entire family traveled by bus to attend the Satsang. All her family members are fine except her sister-in-law who was injured in the stampede."

The stampede occurred during a religious event in Hathras on Tuesday, in which 116 people were killed and 18 injured, authorities said.

Earlier, police carried out a search operation at Ram Kutir Charitable Trust in Mainpuri district in search of 'Bhole Baba', who held a Satsang in Hathras, where a stampede took place on Tuesday.

"We did not find Baba ji inside the campus...he is not here..." said deputy SP Sunil Kumar.

The Uttar Pradesh government has announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh to the family members of those killed in the incident.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also ordered a thorough investigation into the incident.

Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed condolences over the loss of lives in the stampede in Hathras and wished a speedy recovery to the injured. Prime Minister Modi also spoke to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath following the tragic incident.

"Uttar Pradesh government is committed to providing all possible help to the victims. My deepest condolences to those who have lost their loved ones. I wish speedy recovery to the injured," PM Modi said in a post on X .