Allahabad HC asks mela admin to learn from Hathras stampede
Hindustan Times Haryana|January 10, 2025
THE STATE GOVERNMENT HAS CLAIMED 40 CRORE PILGRIMS ARE EXPECTED TO VISIT THE MAHAKUMBH 2025 FROM ACROSS THE WORLD.
HT Correspondent

PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad high court has directed the Mahakumbh administration at Prayagraj to learn a lesson from last year's stampede in Hathras that claimed 121 lives and make proper arrangements for the upcoming Mahakumbh.

The HC gave this direction while asking the then district magistrate and Hathras superintendent of police to personally appear on January 15 to explain why they should not be held liable for the Hathras stampede.

Hearing a case relating to the stampede, Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav said such incidents were the result of poor arrangements made by the organisers.

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