Photos of the accident during Katha in Meerut.
There was also a clash between the police and devotees during the Katha.
1000 police officers on the scene, surveillance by drones
On behalf of Shri Kedareshwar Seva Samiti, Meerut, the story of Shiv Mahapuran is happening at Shatabdi Nagar from December 15 to 21, Sehore storyteller Pt. Pradeep Mishra is delivering the sermon. Story time takes place from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. 7 parking lots have been created here. 1,000 police officers were pressed into service. There is a mini hospital, drinking water, food and other facilities. 5,000 CCTV cameras have been installed in and around Katha Pandal. Each activity is also monitored by drones.
SP Crime Avnish Kumar
Nothing happened in the story. Guruji (Pt. Pradeep Mishra) was coming, when his car entered through the main gate, his bouncers and police started taking out his car. During this time, 2-3 people were taken down. There were no other victims. Everything is normal. – Avnish Kumar, SP Crime
DM said: An investigation is underway. DM Deepak Meena said: Adequate security arrangements are in place. Everything is going normally. Everything is in order. We are investigating the reasons for the stampede. Has someone spread rumors?
Pradeep Mishra said: People coming from vehicles were coming down to the parking lot. Pandit Pradeep Mishra did not directly mention the stampede during the story. He said: We were coming today. We saw that there were a lot of people on the way. People arriving in tractor trailers or loading vehicles descended into the parking lot. VIPs who arrived by car also got off there. I thank the Collector, SP, SSP, IG, Commissioner, TI, DM-SDM of Meerut. Every police officer worked. The poor and the rich all parked their cars in the same place. There is a feeling of equality in everyone.
Heavy vehicles were also hijacked. SP Traffic Raghavendra Mishra said, “Traffic was diverted due to the crowd of devotees at Shiv Mahapuran Katha. A diversion was made from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
There was a stampede during a satsang in Hathras in July, 123 people died.
Photo after the stampede in Hathras on July 2.
On July 2, a stampede broke out after Bhole Baba’s satsang in Sikandrarau, Hathras. After the stampede, 123 people were killed and more than 150 were injured. The main organizer Dev Prakash Madhukar and 10 others were arrested by the police in this case. A 3,200-page indictment was filed against 11 defendants. The name of the storyteller Bhole Baba did not appear there.