Hathras (UP), July 2: At least 27 persons were killed and several others were injured after a stampede broke out at a religious event in Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday.
The stampede occurred during a 'satsang' (prayer meeting) for Lord Shiva in a village within the Sikandra Rao police station limits in Hathras.
Chief medical officer (CMO) Etah, Umesh Kumar Tripathi said, "We have received 27 bodies, of which 25 are females and two are males. Some injured have also been taken to hospitals. We have heard that there was a stampede during a ‘satsang’ but do not have too many more details."
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered a probe into the incident. ADG Agra and Commissioner Aligarh will be members of the probe committee. UP Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh and DGP Prashant Kumar along with ministers Chaudhary Laxmi Narayan Singh and Sandeep Singh have left for Hathras.
