Hathras stampede: Bodies of all victims identified, handed over to relatives, says district magistrate

The bodies of all the victims of the Hathras stampede have been identified and handed over to their families, District Magistrate Asish Kumar said in Hathras on July 4.

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A total of 121 people, mostly women, died after the stampede during the 'satsang' of the self-styled god Baba Bhole in Hathras on July 2.

“There were three bodies which were not identified till Wednesday (July 3). Two of them were identified late last night,” Mr Kumar said. PTI The 4th of July.

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Meanwhile, a body has been identified by the family during a video call at Aligarh hospital and they are on their way to the facility, he added.

According to authorities, the crowd at the congregation exceeded 2.5 lakh, while the permitted limit was 80,000.

“Rahul Gandhi to visit Hathras”

Meanwhile, party chief KC Venugopal said in New Delhi that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi would visit Hathras in Uttar Pradesh, where 121 people were killed in a stampede at a religious congregation two days ago.

Terming the tragedy as an “unfortunate incident”, Mr Venugopal, Congress general secretary (Organisation), said Mr Gandhi, who is the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, will interact with the affected people during his visit.