Tears and despair in Hathras as families grieve death of loved ones in stampede

The Chief Medical Officer(CMO),Etah, Umesh Kumar Tripathi claimed that the toll is likely to be risen as a number of injured have been left for immediate medical treatment at the Health Centre in Sikanda Rau

1. 👁 At least 50 persons were killed during a stampede incident at a religious event in Sikanda Rau tehsil in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras district on Tuesday, police officials confirmed. UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh each to the family of the deceased and Rs 50,000 each to the injured.
   

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   At least 87 persons were killed in a stampede at a religious event at the Ratibhanpur village under the Sikandra Rau tehsil of the Hathras district in Uttar Pradesh. (PTI)

1. 👁 Although the cause is not yet known, the stampede may have occurred due to overcrowding, news agency PTI quoted Sikandara Rao police station SHO Ashish Kumar as saying.
   

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   According to officials, the satsang was being addressed by a religious preacher and his wife when the stampede took place at the Ratibhanpur village in Hathras district. (PTI)

1. 👁 Victims outside the Trauma Centre after a stampede broke out at a religious gathering, in Hathras district, Tuesday, July 2, 2024.
   

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   Prime Minister Narendra Modi UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath each announced financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh each to the families of the deceased. (PTI)

1. 👁 Rajesh Kumar Singh, Senior Superintendent of Police, Etah, said, "So far 27 dead bodies have been received in the Etah Hospital, including 23 women, 3 children, and 1 man. The injured have not reached the hospital”. He said that the incident was being probed into, adding that the identification of the 27 bodies was being done. The Etah SSP said that people had gathered in large numbers for the event.
   

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   “A temporary permission was granted for the gathering at the spot situated on the border of Etah and Hathras districts,” Shalabh Mathur, Inspector General of Police, Aligarh range, said. (PTI)

1. 👁 The Chief Medical Officer(CMO),Etah, Umesh Kumar Tripathi claimed that the toll is likely to be risen as a number of injured have been left for immediate medical treatment at the Health Centre in Sikanda Rau.
   

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   “There was a presence of at least 15,000 people at the satsang in Sikandara Rau today. We do not know the exact cause of the stampede but a majority of deaths were a result of suffocation,” said a police officer. (PTI)

1. 👁 “As per a rough estimate, at least 150 I injured are admitted at the medical college here,” he said.
   

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   “As per a rough estimate, at least 150 injured are admitted at the medical college here,” CMO said. (Photo: PTI)