Main accused in Hathras stampede arrested

IANS | July 6, 2024 1:11 AM

Lucknow, July 6 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Police on Friday arrested Dev Prakash Madhukar, the key accused in the tragic stampede at a 'satsang' (religious congregation) in Hathras that claimed the lives of as many as 121 people, mostly women.

Hathras stampede accused loses his job

IANS | July 5, 2024 9:01 AM

Agra, July 5 (IANS) Dev Prakash Madhukar, the main accused in the Hathras stampede, has been removed from his post of technical assistant at Sheetalpur block of Etah district in Uttar Pradesh where he was supervising MGNREGA work across 20 panchayats since 2010 on contract.

UP govt forms judicial commission to probe Hathras stampede

IANS | July 4, 2024 4:09 AM

Lucknow, July 4 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has set up a three-member Judicial Inquiry Commission under the chairmanship of retired Justice Brijesh Kumar Srivastava (II) of Allahabad High Court to investigate the July 2 Hathras stampede, in which at least 121 died.