Naga sadhus astatine the Sangam connected Monday. (Express photograph by Vishal Srivastav)
EVEN AS a judicial probe is underway, the UP Police person besides launched an enquiry into the stampede connected January 29 astatine the Maha Kumbh successful Prayagraj connected Wednesday, analysing images and videos of the area. The incidental near 30 dormant and 60 injured. Hundreds of thousands had gathered astatine the Sangam Nose for a beatified dip erstwhile the stampede occurred.
Uttar Pradesh DGP Prashant Kumar said agencies are analysing related video footage. He said the substance is “under review”. Several photographs and videos purportedly linked to the stampede surfaced connected societal media.
No FIR has been registered yet for the stampede.
Chief Minister Yogi Aditynath ordered a judicial probe into the substance and said a abstracted enquiry would beryllium conducted by the UP Police. The three-member judicial probe squad is headed by retired Justice of Allahabad High Court Harsh Kumar. The different 2 are erstwhile DGP V K Gupta and retired IAS serviceman D K Singh.
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