'Left With Nothing, Couldn't Even Find Mother's Body': Man Who Lost 3 From Family In Hathras Horror

Hathras: Absorbed in devotional tune, little devotees of Uttar Presh's Hathras knew about disaster y would face at prayer meeting organised by self-styled godman, Bhole Baba aka Narayan Saakar Hari. 

Vinod, a common man, who lost everything in ‘Satsang,' was left with nothing but to express grief over loss of his wife, mor and 16-year-old daughter in Hathras stampede. Such was unfavourable condition, that Vinod couldn't even find his mor's body. 

"I did not even know that all three h gone to Satsang because I h gone somewhere outside. Someone told me that re was a stampede in satsang after which I reached spot and found out that my 16-year-old daughter, mor and wife h died. I could not even find my mor's body."

"I am left with nothing... everything is gone," Vinod ded.

Similar to Vinod, mor of anor 16-year-old victim of Hathras tragedy found herself wailing over death of her daughter Roshni. Expressing her grief, Kamla said that everything was unexpected and a horror. 

“I have been coming to Baba's satsang for 20 years. Today, I went to attend satsang with my 16-year-old daughter and a stampede broke out around 2 in afternoon. I and my daughter were slightly injured. She was fine but as soon as she reached hospital, she fell unconscious, later doctors declared her de.”

Kunwar Pal, anor mourner who is uncle of deceased 3.5-year-old child, said, " child h come here with his mor...His mor is still missing...We are a resident of Aligarh."

Meanwhile, husband of deceased Gudiya Devi, Mehtab said, "I tried to stop her from attending Baba's Satsang many times but she did not listen. She h come for Satsang with our daughter & two neighbouring women. two neighbouring women and my wife died in incident...My daughter is safe..."

Heera Lal from Aligarh, a family member of a victim, said, "My entire family travelled in a bus to attend Satsang. All his family members are fine except his sister-in-law who got injured in stampede."

Hathras Horror Claimed 121 Lives 

A stampede that broke out at a religious event in Hathras on Monday claimed 121 lives and left many ors injured, said officials said. Notably, ‘Bhole Baba’ has gone absconding.

Earlier, police conducted a search operation at Ram Kutir Charitable Trust in Mainpuri district in search of 'Bhole Baba', who conducted a Satsang in Hathras where a stampede took place on Tuesday.

"We did not find Baba ji inside campus...He is not here..." said Deputy SP Sunil Kumar. Uttar Presh government has announced Rs 2 lakh compensation to kin of those who died in incident.

Uttar Presh Chief Minister Yogi ityanath has also ordered a thorough investigation into incident. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also expressed his condolences over loss of lives in stampede in Hathras and wished speedy recovery to injured.

CM Yogi, who visited stampede site earlier in day, dressed a press briefing and said, "I visited site of incident to see initial arrangements of causes of accident and our 3 ministers were camping re since yesterday. Senior officers of police and ministration are alrey re. Furr action is also being taken in direction of fixing accountability of those responsible for this entire incident, in which ir proceedings will now begin in different districts and after initial investigation, we will work to take furr action forward."

He assured victims that state government would bear education expenses of children who lost ir parents in tragedy. “ minor children of innocent people who became victims of this incident, who are school students, will be facilitated in ir education under Uttar Presh Mukhyamantri Bal Seva Yojana," he said.