Hathras (UP), Oct 3 (PTI) More than a year after 121 people, mostly women and children, lost their lives in a stampede during a religious congregation in Hathras, proceedings in the case continued in a district court on Friday with focus on accountability for the deaths, a lawyer said.

The court has fixed October 9 as the next date for cross-examination, the lawyer said.

The stampede occurred on July 2, 2024, during a satsang of self-styled godman Surajpal alias Narayan Sakar Hari Baba, also known as Bhole Baba, near Mugalgadhi and Phulrai villages under Sikandrarao police station limits. Several people were also injured.

Police have named 11 people, including Bhole Baba's aide and the events main organiser Devprakash Madhukar in the charge sheet, holding them responsible for the mishap

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