Hathras: 'Sevadars fully responsible'

The Superintendent of Police (SP) Hathras Nipun Agarwal told reporters that Dev Prakash Madhukar, along with his sevadars and committee members, were fully responsible for the barricading, entrance, exit, seating arrangements, parking, and other facilities around the pandal of the satsang.

- Biswajeet Banerjee

The accused, Madhukar, and his team prevented the police administration from interfering with the venue’s arrangements. Sevadars, dressed as commandos, managed all the arrangements inside, allowing unrestricted videography and photography.

Despite these responsibilities, the arrangements were poorly executed, violating many conditions of the administration’s permission letter and affecting the traffic system.

Interrogation revealed that no efforts were made by Madhukar and his sevadars to control the crowd. Instead, they fled the scene.

Six sevadars had been arrested on Friday and on Saturday two more, Ram Prakash Shakya and Sanju Yadav, were arrested. “