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At least 121 killed in stampede at religious gathering in India

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A tragic incident occurred during a satsang (Hindu religious festival) in Hathras district, Uttar Pradesh, India. The gathering, organized by self-styled preacher Bhole Baba, exceeded its permitted attendance limit of 80,000 people, with estimates suggesting that over 120,000 individuals were present at the venue. As a result, a stampede ensued, resulting in the deaths of at least 121 people, mostly women, and injuring many more. The incident is considered one of the worst such tragedies in India in recent years.

  1. Sanjay Srivastava
    Department of Anthropology and Sociology
    1. The function was held in a makeshift tent without ensuring multiple exit routes. Typically, there should be eight to 10 well-marked exits opening into open areas.
    2. Often such functions are held so regularly that sometimes police don't check whether guidelines are being followed.

Hathras Festival Stampede

  1. At least 87 people killed in a stampede during a religious event in northern India

sources

  1. 1.CTV News
  2. 2.BBC
  3. 3.Al Jazeera
  4. 4.CGTN
  5. 5.Associated Press

perspectives

  1. 1.Disasters
  2. 2.Hinduism
  3. 3.Stampede

countries

  1. 1.IndiaIN

organizations

  1. 1.Hindus
  2. 2.Sri Jagat Guru Baba
  3. 3.Ram Kutir Charitable Trust
  4. 4.Department of Anthropology and Sociology
  5. 5.Lilly Endowment Inc
  6. 6.National Disaster Response Force
  7. 7.SOAS University of London
  8. 8.University of Kerala

persons

  1. 1.Bhole Baba
  2. 2.Sanjay Srivastava
  3. 3.Suraj Pal
  4. 4.Ashish Kumar
  5. 5.Shalabh Mathur
  6. 6.Abhishek Mathur
  7. 7.AP Pradeepkumar
  8. 8.Binod Sokhna
  9. 9.Dinesh Shakya
  10. 10.Gomti Devi
  11. 11.Hridesh Kumar
  12. 12.Krutika Pathi

technicals

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