Hathras (UP), Nov 6 (PTI) A local court has postponed the hearing in the Hathras stampede case to November 13 as cross-examination of a police inspector could not take place, a lawyer said on Thursday.

A total of 121 people, mostly women and children, were killed, and several others were injured in a stampede that occurred on July 2, 2024, during the congregation of self-styled godman Surajpal alias Narayan Sakar Hari Baba, also known as Bhole Baba. The ‘satsang’ was taking place between Mugalgadhi and Phulrai villages under Sikandra Rao police station limits in the Hathras district.

According to officials, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) had submitted a chargesheet in the case, and preliminary hearings at the district court have been completed. Police have named Bhole Baba’s aide D

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