‘Crushed, unable to speak…cops late’: The Hathras horror due to superstition, negligence

The Hathras stampede has left behind at least 121 dead, most of them women and children. And the role played by self-proclaimed godman – Baba Sakar Vishwa Hari alias Bhole Baba – as well as district authorities is under the scanner. The administration had allowed 80,000 people to gather at the satsang, but over two lakh were at the event, rejoicing moments before the mayhem.