Hathras families mourn the loss of their young

Satyendra Yadav was walking towards his vehicle after the ‘satsang’ when his wife called -- their threeyear-old son Chhota had died in the stampede that had broken out moments earlier.

The 29-year-old driver from Delhi had reached here with his family, including his mother and two sisters-in-law. Just before the programme ended, Yadav, along with his mother and elder son, Mayank (4), started walking towards his vehicle, a three-wheeler loader.

“As we reached my vehicle, I got a call from my wife... she said, ‘Pilua thaane aa jaao, Chhota khatam ho gayaa hai’ (Come to the Pilua Police Station, Chhota is no more),” Yadav said.

The three-year-old son of Yadav, Rovin, was affectionately called as Chhota by his family. He was among the 121 people, who died in the stampede here on Tuesday.

Like Rovin, there are more families who lost their children in the tragic incident.