Hathras Uttar Pradesh: Over 80 people, including women and children, die in stampede at religious event in Hathras
More than 80 people, including women and children, died in a stampede incident during a religious event in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras city on Tuesday.
The injured people were rushed to hospital in Hathras and neighbouring Etah city.
Speaking to the media soon after the incident, a senior police officer, Rajesh Kumar Singh, told India Today that the stampede took place at a satsang (religious congregation) that was going on in a village in Hathras district.
Manav Mangal Milan Sadbhavna Samagam Committee hosted the religious event.
Recalling the horrific incident, an eyewitness told the Indian news channel, "We had come for the satsang. It was a large crowd. Once the satsang ended, we started leaving. The exit was narrow. As we tried to exit towards the field, suddenly, a commotion started, and we didn’t know what to do. Many people have died."
“After the ‘satsang’ ended, everyone came out. Outside, the road was built at a height with a drain below. One after the other, people started falling into it. Some people got crushed," said another eyewitness.
President Droupadi Murmu has condoled the loss of lives in the incident.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said a team has been formed to probe the incident.
जनपद हाथरस की दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण दुर्घटना में हुई जनहानि अत्यंत दुःखद एवं हृदय विदारक है।
— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) July 2, 2024
मेरी संवेदनाएं शोक संतप्त परिजनों के साथ हैं।
संबंधित अधिकारियों को राहत एवं बचाव कार्यों के युद्ध स्तर पर संचालन और घायलों के समुचित उपचार हेतु निर्देश दिए हैं।
उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार में मा.…
Expressing sorrow, the CM posed on X: "I have instructed the concerned officials to conduct relief and rescue operations on a war footing and provide proper treatment to the injured."
During his address in the Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said: "I am receiving news of a tragic death in Hathras."
उत्तर प्रदेश के हाथरस में सत्संग के दौरान मची भगदड़ से कई श्रद्धालुओं की मृत्यु का समाचार अत्यंत पीड़ादायक है।
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 2, 2024
सभी शोकाकुल परिजनों को अपनी गहरी संवेदनाएं व्यक्त करते हुए घायलों के शीघ्र स्वस्थ होने की आशा करता हूं।
सरकार और प्रशासन से अनुरोध है कि घायलों को हर संभव उपचार एवं…
"I express my condolences to those who have lost their lives in the tragedy. I wish a speedy recovery to the injured people," he said.
उत्तर प्रदेश के हाथरस जिले में हुई दुर्घटना में महिलाओं और बच्चों सहित अनेक श्रद्धालुओं की मृत्यु का समाचार हृदय विदारक है। मैं अपने परिवारजनों को खोने वाले लोगों के प्रति गहन शोक संवेदना व्यक्त करती हूं तथा घायल हुए लोगों के शीघ्र स्वस्थ होने की कामना करती हूं।
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) July 2, 2024
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and former UP Chief Minister Mayawati also express grief over the tragedy.
यूपी के जिला हाथरस में सत्संग के दौरान मची भगदड़ में काफी संख्या में लोगों की हुई मौत व अनेकों के घायल होने तथा आगरा में भी बौध/भीमकथा के दौरान एक युवक की हुई हत्या अति-दुःखद। सरकार इन घटनाओं की जाँच कर उचित कार्रवाई तथा पीड़ित परिवारों की आर्थिक मदद करे।
— Mayawati (@Mayawati) July 2, 2024
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