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According to authorities, on Tuesday, a stampede during a religious event in the state of Uttar Pradesh in central India claimed the lives of at least 116 individuals.
Although it seemed that women made up the majority of the victims, officials were still scrambling to ascertain how many casualties had been transported to several hospitals in the area.
In the village of Rati Bhanpur, in the Hathras region of the state, there was a âsatsang,â a prayer gathering led by a Hindu guru, when the sudden stampede occurred. A frenzy broke out, and thousands of the guruâs followers began running as they flocked under tents to escape the intense heat in order to hear his speech.
Yet, âsome eyewitnesses told local media outlets that the stampede started when the event ended and people rushed to leave the venue,â CBS News reported.
Inspector General Shalabh Mathur of the Uttar Pradesh Police eventually confirmed at least 116 deaths overall.
Hathras District Magistrate Ashish Kumar initially stated that the local community health center had confirmed between 50 and 60 deaths among district residents alone. However, more deaths were later acknowledged by Indian news outlets.
Numerous bodies, primarily elderly and female, could be seen being transported to nearby hospitals in videos that went viral on social media.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the stateâs highest ranking official in Uttar Pradesh, launched an investigation into the incident when locals began to express their displeasure and accusations that the massive gatheringâwhich was conducted in sweltering heatâhad not been properly planned.
The local guru, a Hindu preacher known as âBhole Baba,â had arranged for âtemporary permissionâ to hold the religious gathering, according to senior police officer Shalabh Mathur…
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