Most victims of Hathras stampede identified: Uttar Pradesh govt

Hathras (UP): Most of the 116 people who died in a stampede during a 'satsang' in Sikandra Rao area of ​​Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district on Tuesday have been identified, the Uttar Pradesh government said.

Devotees had come to the 'satsang' from various districts of Uttar Pradesh as well as neighbouring states.

Aligarh zone Inspector General of Police Shalabh Mathur told PTI: “116 people died in the stampede incident in Hathras.” Etah and Hathras are adjacent districts and people from Etah had also come to attend the 'satsang'.

Efforts are now underway to identify the remaining bodies, authorities said.

Earlier, Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh, while giving details of the victims to reporters, said that out of the 116 victims, seven are children, one man and the rest are women.