Mainpuri (Uttar Pradesh) [India], self-styled god Suraj Pal Singh or "Bhole Baba" on Saturday broke his silence in connection with the Hathras stampede in which 121 people, mostly women and children, were killed, stating that "those who created chaos will not be saved."
In a video statement, Suraj Pal, who also goes by the name Narayan Sakar Hari, expressed his grief and mourned the deaths over the tragedy that took place earlier this week during a 'Satsang' in the Fulari village in the Hathras district.
"I am deeply saddened by the July 2 incident. May God give us the strength to bear this pain. Please keep faith in the government and administration. I have faith that those who created chaos will not be spared. A through my lawyer AP Singh, I have requested the committee members to support the bereaved families and the injured and help them throughout their lives," 'Baba' said.
According to the police FIR, around 250,000 people had gathered even though only 80,000 had been granted permission.
Meanwhile, the main accused, identified as Devprakash Madhukar, surrendered in front of the Special Investigation Team (SIT), Special Task Force (STF) and Uttar Pradesh police, his lawyer AP Singh said in a video statement on Friday.
Advocate AP Singh said, "Dev Prakash Madhukar, who was named in the FIR in the Hathras case, was said to be the main organizer and he surrendered in front of the SIT, the STF and the police. We handed him over to the SIT and the Uttar." . Pradesh Police. Now a thorough investigation can be carried out... His health must be taken care of, he is a heart patient and nothing bad should happen to him..."
"My promise was that we would not use any anticipatory bail, we would not file any application and we would not approach any court, because what have we done? What is our crime? We told them that we would hand over Dev Prakash Madhukar, take him before the police, interrogate him , participate in the investigation and participate in the investigation," said the lawyer.
However, no such information has yet been received from the police.
Earlier, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi met the families of the victims in Hathras.
On his way to Hathras, Gandhi also stopped at Aligarh and met the families of the victims of the tragedy.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adidyanath announced a financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh for the families of the victims who lost their lives, along with Rs 50,000 for the people who were injured there.
A three-member Judicial Commission of Inquiry has been constituted under the chairmanship of Justice (retd) Brijesh Kumar Srivastava to ensure completeness of the matter and transparency of investigation.
The Judicial Commission will investigate the stampede incident for the next two months and submit its report to the State Government.
According to the prima facie report, the stampede took place when devotees rushed to seek blessings and collect dirt around the preacher's feet, but were prevented from doing so by his security personnel. Then they began to push each other, causing several people to fall, causing chaos in the place.
In a video statement, Suraj Pal, who also goes by the name Narayan Sakar Hari, expressed his grief and mourned the deaths over the tragedy that took place earlier this week during a 'Satsang' in the Fulari village in the Hathras district.
"I am deeply saddened by the July 2 incident. May God give us the strength to bear this pain. Please keep faith in the government and administration. I have faith that those who created chaos will not be spared. A through my lawyer AP Singh, I have requested the committee members to support the bereaved families and the injured and help them throughout their lives," 'Baba' said.
According to the police FIR, around 250,000 people had gathered even though only 80,000 had been granted permission.
Meanwhile, the main accused, identified as Devprakash Madhukar, surrendered in front of the Special Investigation Team (SIT), Special Task Force (STF) and Uttar Pradesh police, his lawyer AP Singh said in a video statement on Friday.
Advocate AP Singh said, "Dev Prakash Madhukar, who was named in the FIR in the Hathras case, was said to be the main organizer and he surrendered in front of the SIT, the STF and the police. We handed him over to the SIT and the Uttar." . Pradesh Police. Now a thorough investigation can be carried out... His health must be taken care of, he is a heart patient and nothing bad should happen to him..."
"My promise was that we would not use any anticipatory bail, we would not file any application and we would not approach any court, because what have we done? What is our crime? We told them that we would hand over Dev Prakash Madhukar, take him before the police, interrogate him , participate in the investigation and participate in the investigation," said the lawyer.
However, no such information has yet been received from the police.
Earlier, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi met the families of the victims in Hathras.
On his way to Hathras, Gandhi also stopped at Aligarh and met the families of the victims of the tragedy.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adidyanath announced a financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh for the families of the victims who lost their lives, along with Rs 50,000 for the people who were injured there.
A three-member Judicial Commission of Inquiry has been constituted under the chairmanship of Justice (retd) Brijesh Kumar Srivastava to ensure completeness of the matter and transparency of investigation.
The Judicial Commission will investigate the stampede incident for the next two months and submit its report to the State Government.
According to the prima facie report, the stampede took place when devotees rushed to seek blessings and collect dirt around the preacher's feet, but were prevented from doing so by his security personnel. Then they began to push each other, causing several people to fall, causing chaos in the place.
