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Hindustan Times
5 days ago
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- Hindustan Times
Hathras stampede: Court frames charges against 11 accused, trial to begin on August 18
The trial in the Hathras stampede case is set to begin following the framing of charges against 11 accused by a court of additional sessions judge on Wednesday. The accused face charges under multiple sections, including culpable homicide, criminal conspiracy, destruction of evidence, and Section 7 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act. Relatives mourn next to the bodies of their relatives outside a hospital in Hathras district. (File Photo) The trial relates to the stampede that occurred on July 2, 2024, during a 'Satsang' organised at Phulrai village by self-styled godman Surajpal alias Narayan Sakar Hari alias Bhole Baba. At least 121 people died in the incident. Surajpal was neither named in the FIR filed on July 2, 2024, nor in the 3,200-page charge sheet submitted by Hathras police on October 1, 2024. However, he had appeared before the judicial commission in Lucknow to record his statement. Munna Singh Pundhir, the counsel for all 11 accused, stated that the trial will commence on August 18, with 676 witnesses listed by the police to be examined. All 11 accused are currently out on bail. Dev Prakash Madhukar, the chief organiser of the event, remains the prime accused. He was the first to be named in the case registered at the Sikandra Rao police station in Hathras on the night following the incident. The FIR was registered against Madhukar and others on charges of misleading the administration by seeking permission for a gathering of 80,000 devotees, whereas over 2 lakh people turned up for the religious congregation at Phulrai village, Pundhir said. The other ten accused are Mukesh Kumar, Manju Yadav, Manju Devi, Ram Ladete, Upendra Singh Yadav, Megh Singh, Sanju Kumar, Ram Prakash Shakya, Durvesh Kumar and Dalveer Singh, Pundhir added. In its order, the court said that the accused concealed the actual number of devotees expected to attend the satsang and used force when the crowd surged, leading to the stampede, which claimed 121 lives. They were booked under sections 105 (culpable homicide), 110 (attempt to commit culpable homicide), and 190 (liability of a member of an unlawful assembly for offence committed in prosecution of common object) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Mahendra Srivastava, the additional sessions judge (Court No. I), framed charges under sections 126(2) (wrongful restraint) and 238 of the BNS. The accused also face charges under sections 223, 121(1), and 61(2) of the BNS, besides Section 7 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act.
News18
5 days ago
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- News18
Hathras stampede case: Charges framed against all 11 accused
Agency: PTI Hathras (UP), Aug 6 (PTI) Charges were framed against all 11 accused in the July 2024 Hathras stampede during a religious gathering after they were produced in court on Wednesday. With this, the court has moved the case to the evidence stage and the trial proceedings are set to begin. The next hearing is scheduled for August 18, the defence lawyer said. The charges were framed based on the SIT charge sheet submitted earlier in the district court. The stampede, which took place during a satsang of self-styled godman Surajpal alias Narayan Sakar Hari alias Bhole Baba, claimed 121 lives, on July 2, 2024 in the Sikandrarao area. Police arrested 11 people, including Surajpal's close aide and sevadar Devprakash Madhukar. The preacher is not among those accused in the case. Advocate Munna Singh Pundeer, representing the accused, confirmed that charges were formally read out on Wednesday. 'The case has now moved into the evidence stage. The prosecution will bring its witnesses and we will begin cross-examination. All 11 accused were present in court today, and all are currently out on bail," he said. Pundeer added that the charges were framed under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 110 (attempt to commit culpable homicide), 126(wrongful restraint), 223 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant), 238 (Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender), 121(voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty), 132 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), and 61(party to criminal conspiracy), as well as provisions of the Criminal Law Amendment Act. He also reiterated the defence's claim that this was an 'accidental case" and alleged that police had filed a 'fabricated case" to cover up their own negligence. PTI COR KIS ZMN view comments First Published: Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Hindustan Times
5 days ago
- Hindustan Times
Hathras stampede case: Charges framed against all 11 accused
Hathras , Charges were framed against all 11 accused in the July 2024 Hathras stampede during a religious gathering after they were produced in court on Wednesday. Hathras stampede case: Charges framed against all 11 accused With this, the court has moved the case to the evidence stage and the trial proceedings are set to begin. The next hearing is scheduled for August 18, the defence lawyer said. The charges were framed based on the SIT charge sheet submitted earlier in the district court. The stampede, which took place during a satsang of self-styled godman Surajpal alias Narayan Sakar Hari alias Bhole Baba, claimed 121 lives, on July 2, 2024 in the Sikandrarao area. Police arrested 11 people, including Surajpal's close aide and sevadar Devprakash Madhukar. The preacher is not among those accused in the case. Advocate Munna Singh Pundeer, representing the accused, confirmed that charges were formally read out on Wednesday. "The case has now moved into the evidence stage. The prosecution will bring its witnesses and we will begin cross-examination. All 11 accused were present in court today, and all are currently out on bail," he said. Pundeer added that the charges were framed under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 105 , 110 , 126, 223 , 238 , 121, 132 , and 61, as well as provisions of the Criminal Law Amendment Act. He also reiterated the defence's claim that this was an "accidental case" and alleged that police had filed a "fabricated case" to cover up their own negligence. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
Hindustan Times
12-06-2025
- Hindustan Times
Mohali: Two operatives of narco-terror module with Pakistan links arrested
Two operatives of a trans-border narco-terror network, hiding in Zirakpur, were arrested following a tip-off. The accused have been identified as Paraspreet Singh alias Paras and Gurwinder Singh, both hailing from Rajoke village in Tarn Taran. They were living in a rented accommodation in Zirakpur after fleeing their native village to avoid arrest. Ravjot Grewal, AIG State Special Operation Cell, SAS Nagar, said that acting on a tip-off, the duo was kept under surveillance and arrested from Patiala Road, Zirakpur on June 10. Police recovered a Glock 9mm pistol, three magazines and 207 gm heroin from their rented accommodation in Badal Colony, Zirakpur. Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused had links with Pakistan-based arms and narco smugglers and were part of a larger conspiracy to destabilise the state through drone-delivered arms and drugs. They have been booked under Section 25 of the Arms Act and Section 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at SSOC police station, SAS Nagar. Paraspreet was wanted by Tarn Taran police in an Arms Act case, following the arrest of his associates Surajpal and Arshdeep of Lakhna village, Tarn Taran, with six firearms, including two PX5.30 pistols, four Glock 9mm pistols, and ammunition. According to AIG Grewal, Paraspreet took control of the network after Surajpal's arrest and established direct links with Pakistani handlers using drones to drop consignments into Indian territory. Gurwinder coordinated the retrieval of these arms and drug consignments in Punjab. 4 arms smugglers nabbed Amritsar Four operatives of an Arms smuggling module linked to Italy-based Gurpreet Singh alias Gopy, working with Pakistan-based smugglers, were arrested with nine weapons, said Punjab director general of police Gaurav Yadav on Thursday. They were identified as Arshpreet Singh of Odar village in Amritsar, Gurpal Singh of Joeke village in Amritsar, Gurtej Singh of Ratta Khera Gulab Singh Wala village in Ferozepur and Hardeep Singh of Sursingh Wala village in Ferozepur. SSP (Amritsar rural) Maninder Singh said besides the nine pistols, ₹50,000 drug money, two bikes and four mobile phones were recovered from their possession. An FIR has been registered under the Arms Act and NDPS Act at Gharinda police station.
Hindustan Times
06-06-2025
- Hindustan Times
Tarn Taran: Cross-border weapon smuggling module busted, 2 held
Tarn Taran Police on Thursday busted a cross-border weapon smuggling module with the arrest of two persons and recovering six sophisticated weapons, including Glock pistols, from them, Punjab director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said. The arrested accused have been identified as Surajpal Singh and Arshdeep Singh, both residents of Lakhna village in Tarn Taran. Four 9MM Glock 26 and two .30-bore PX5 along with live cartridges were recovered from their possession. Their motorcycle, used for delivering weapon consignments has been impounded, the DGP said. Yadav said that Surajpal was in direct contact with Pakistan-based handlers identified as Rana and Sikander, who were using drones to drop consignments of arms and ammunition. 'Further investigations are going on to establish backwards and forward linkages in this case, the DGP said, adding that more arrests and recoveries are likely in the coming days. A case has been registered under Sections 25 (6) (7)-(I) of the Arms Act at Valtoha police station in Tarn Taran. Tarn Taran senior superintendent of police (SSP) Abhimanyu Rana said that acting on reliable information, a police team of CIA staff conducted a targeted operation and apprehended the suspects. 'Further probe has revealed that after retrieving the weapon consignments, accused Surajpal used to supply it to different criminal modules. Efforts are being made to uncover the entire network to ascertain the total number of arms and ammunition received by the arrested accused so far,' the SSP said.
