India deadly crush blamed on huge overcrowding as death toll passes 120

India deadly crush blamed on huge overcrowding as death toll passes 120

Police report says 250,000 people had gathered at a Hindu event in Uttar Pradesh that had a capacity of just 50,000

About 250,000 people had gathered at the Hindu religious congregation in northern India where 121 people died in a crowd crush, triple the capacity permitted by authorities, a police report has said.

The deadly crush took place at a religious function known as a satsang held in a village in Hathras, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, on Tuesday when hundreds of thousands of devotee turned up to see Bhole Baba, a popular self-styled guru.

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