2 Bhole Baba congregations in Agra cancelled after Hathras tragedy

Two congregations of religious preacher Saakar Vishwa Hari Bhole Baba in this district have been cancelled following the stampede incident in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, that left 121 people dead, authorities said on Wednesday.

One of the ‘Satsang Sabhas’ was scheduled to be held from July 4 to 11 at Saiyan and the other from July 13 to 23 at Shastripuram.

DCP (West) Sonam Kumar said, “The permission to hold the ‘satsang sabha’ of Bhole Baba in Saiyan district of Agra has been cancelled after the Hathras incident. It was scheduled to be held from July 4 to 11.” “Another event at Shastripuram in Sikandra in Agra city from July 13 to 23 has also been cancelled,” he added.

The developments come after a stampede at a religious congregation of Saakar Vishwa Hari Bhole Baba in Phulrai village of Hathras district on Tuesday left 121 people dead, mostly women, as worshippers suffocated and bodies piled up on top of each other in the worst such tragedy in recent years.

Tens of thousands of devotees had gathered in Phulrai village for the ‘satsang’.

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