New Delhi
Self-styled godman Bhole Baba’s lawyer A.P. Singh alleged on July 7 that witnesses told him some people opened cans containing a poisonous substance in the crowd during the July 2 Hathras ‘satsang’, triggering the stampede.
Addressing a press conference in Delhi, Mr. Singh also alleged a conspiracy, which he attributed to Bhole Baba’s ‘rising popularity’, behind the stampede.
The stampede after the ‘satsang’ of self-styled godman Surajpal alias Narayan Sakar Hari alias Bhole Baba in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras left 121 people, mostly women, dead.
Alleging a conspiracy behind the stampede, he said there were vehicles parked at the site to help the men escape. We have proof and we will submit it. This is the first time I am speaking about it, he said. Mr. Singh claimed the witnesses who reached out to him requested anonymity. Demanding security for them, he said, so far, nine people, including key accused Devprakash Madhukar, have been arrested in connection with the stampede.
