At least 116 devotees, mostly women and children, were killed and several others were injured on Tuesday in a stampede at the end of a satsang, a religious gathering led by Narayan Sakaar Vishwa Hari, also known as 'Bhole Baba', in Sikandra Rao town of Hathras, Uttar Pradesh. The state government has ordered an FIR to be filed against the event organizers and announced that significant action will be taken against them. Additionally, a probe has been initiated to investigate the cause of the tragedy.
