Two Days After Killer Stampede Left 123 Dead, No Arrests And Few Answers

Hathras (UP): Two days after the killer stampede at a religious gathering in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras left 123 people dead, police are yet to make any arrests. Self-styled godman Narayana Sakar Hari, who addressed the ‘satsang’, is still at an unknown location, but his lawyer has said he will cooperate in the probe.Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak told NDTV that the investigation report is expected soon and no one who is guilty will be spared. “We are committed to taking strict action,” he said.The Deputy Chief Minister has said the autopsy of 118 bodies has been done so far, and five are yet to be identified. “We have sent the bodies to their families after post-mortem. Twenty injured are being treated in hospitals here,” he said.Asked why the FIR does not mention Narayan Sakar Hari, also known as ‘Bhole baba’, “Let the report come, no one will be spared, no matter how well-connected they are,” he said.On the factors that led to the killer stampede, the Deputy Chief Minister said, “We will be able to tell anything after the report comes.”