Hathras Stampede News highlights: Death toll rises to 116; CM Yogi Adityanath assures action

Hathras Stampede News LIVE: Most of the 116 people who died in a stampede during a 'satsang' organised in Sikandra Rao area of the Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday have been identified, the Uttar Pradesh government said, reported news agency PTI.

Aligarh Zone Inspector General of Police (IG) Shalabh Mathur told PTI, "116 people have died in the stampede incident in Hathras." Etah and Hathras are adjacent districts and people from Etah had also come to attend the 'satsang'.

Efforts are being made to identify the remaining bodies, officials said.

Hathras Stampede News LIVE: German, Chinese and French envoys mourned the loss of lives in a stampede in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras on Tuesday and extended condolences to victims' families, reported news agency PTI.

The stampede at a religious congregation killed 116 people as devotees suffocated to their deaths and bodies piled atop each other in the worst such tragedy in recent years.

The stampede took place as the devotees --“ most of them women -- headed home after a 'satsang' in the Hathras district's Phulrai village. The 'satsang' was conducted by Baba Narayan Hari, who is also known as Saakar Vishwa Hari Bhole Baba.

Hathras Stampede News LIVE: Though the satsang in Hathras was organised after permission for it was granted, the crowd was more than permitted and an FIR has been registered against the organisers, said inspector general of police (Aligarh range) Shalabh Mathur. People aware of the matter said permission was for about 25,000 followers but the crowd gathered was four times that number. Dig Deeper

Hathras Stampede News LIVE: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, who held a meeting with senior officials at his residence regarding the incident, will leave for Hathras on Wednesday morning, sources in his office said.

He is in constant touch with the chief secretary Manoj Kumar Singh, director general of police Prashant Kumar and the three ministers Asim Arun, Sandeep Singh and Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary who were sent to the spot for moment-to-moment reports, said a government spokesperson.

Those found guilty in the incident will not be spared and strict action will be taken, the chief minister said. Adityanath expressed condolences to the bereaved families.

Hathras Stampede News LIVE: Jharkhand CM Champai Soren on Tuesday condoled the loss of lives in a stampede in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras, reported news agency PTI.

"Got sad news about the untimely death of many people in a stampede during a Satsang in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras. My condolences are with the bereaved families. I pray to God for peace to the departed souls and speedy recovery of the injured," Soren posted on X.

Hathras Stampede News LIVE: Scores of bodies were lying on blocks of ice inside the government hospital here on Tuesday night in the aftermath of the deadly stampede at a religious congregation, as the wailing relatives of the victims waited outside in drizzle to take mortal remains back home, reported news agency PTI.

Officials have put the death toll at 116 - 108 of them women and seven children.

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Hathras Stampede News LIVE: Bodies lay scattered at a medical centre in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district on Tuesday as people milled around them, wiping away tears and consoling one another.

The heartbreaking scenes unfolded outside the district's Sikandara Rao Trauma Centre, where victims, dead or unconscious, of the stampede that occurred at a 'satsang' in Phulrai village, were brought in ambulances, trucks and cars.

Hathras Stampede News LIVE: At least 116 people were killed and many more injured in a stampede that occurred Tuesday evening during a religious gathering in the Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh. Deadly incidents at religious gatherings are unfortunately common in India, often due to poor crowd management and safety lapses. Here is a list of major stampedes in India over the years, most of them at religious festivals or gatherings.

Hathras Stampede News LIVE: Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy expressed shock and grief over the death of several persons in the stampede. A release from the office of the Chief Minister said Rangasamy expressed his deep sorrow and conveyed his condolences to the families of those killed.

Hathras Stampede News LIVE: The organisers of the event will be included in the FIR because more than the permitted number of people had come to attend the event, Aligarh IG Shalabh Mathur told the media.

“Since it is a matter of investigation, a high-level enquiry has been ordered into it,” he added.

Hathras Stampede News LIVE: The death toll in the stampede tragedy has increased to 116, IG Aligarh Range Shalabh Mathur said.

Hathras Stampede News LIVE: In a post on X, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati, "It is very sad that a large number of people died and many were injured in a stampede during a religious gathering in Hathras district of UP and a young man was killed during a Buddhist/Bhim Katha in Agra."

Hathras Stampede News LIVE: Union home minister Amit Shah spoke with Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday, offering full central assistance to manage the aftermath of the stampede in Hathras. The chief minister briefed Shah on the tragic incident that has resulted in over 50 fatalities.

Hathras Stampede News LIVE: Union home minister Amit Shah spoke with Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday, offering full Central assistance to manage the aftermath of the stampede in Hathras. The CM briefed Shah on the tragic incident that has resulted in over 50 fatalities.

Hathras Stampede News LIVE: UP CM Yogi Adityanath assured that strict action will be taken against those who are responsible for the stampede. “Whoever is guilty, will not be spared,” he said.

Hathras Stampede News LIVE: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath is holding a meeting with senior officials at his residence to take further cognizance of the incident. The CM is also in constant touch with chief secretary and DGP, who are currently at the spot.

Hathras Stampede News LIVE: According to officials, thousands of devotees gathered for Bhole Baba's program, renowned as Narayan Sakar Vishwa Hari. They said the number of attendees exceeded the administration's permitted limit at the venue, leading to a stampede during Bhole Baba's Satsang.

Hathras Stampede News LIVE: An eyewitness told news agency PTI that the stampede took place when devotees started to leave the venue after the 'satsang'.

Sikandra Rao police station's SHO, Ashish Kumar, said the stampede occurred due to overcrowding.

Hathras Stampede News LIVE: UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath formed a team under the leadership of ADG, Agra and Commissioner, Aligarh, to determine the cause of the tragic incident.

Hathras Stampede News LIVE: German Ambassador to India Philipp Ackermann offered condolences to the families that lost their loved ones in a stampede in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras on Tuesday and said he was deeply saddened about the tragic event.

"Deeply saddened about the tragic events in Hathras. My condolences to the families that lost their loved ones. We hope that help quickly reaches the injured," he wrote on social media platform X.

Hathras Stampede News LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed condolences over the incident in the parliament session.

"There are reports of many people dying in the stampede in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh. I express my condolences to those who lost their lives in this accident. I wish for the speedy recovery of all the injured. The administration is engaged in relief and rescue work under the supervision of the state government. Senior officials of the central government are in constant touch with the Uttar Pradesh government. I assure everyone through this House that the victims will be helped in every way," Modi said in the parliament session today.

Hathras Stampede News LIVE: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday took cognizance of the Hathras stampede and announced ex gratia of ₹2 lakh each to kin of the deceased and ₹50,000 for those injured.

The chief minister, who is personally monitoring the relief work, said an FIR would be lodged against the organisers, and stringent action would be taken against them.

“Minister in the UP government, Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary, Sandeep Singh, have left for the incident site and have directed the Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh and Director General of Police Prashant Kumar of the state to reach the incident site,” CM said in his post on X.

Hathras Stampede News LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the Lok Sabha as a reply to the Motion of Thanks to the President's address, consoled the loss of many lives at the religious congregation in UP's Hathras stampede incident. He further ensured that all victims would be provided with all the required help.