New Delhi:
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh to families of those who died in ashram stampede on Thursday.
The Prime Minister was speaking on the issue in the Lok Sabha.
At least 63 people had died in the stampede at an anshram in Uttar Pradesh. Thirty six of them were children.
Meanwhile, a criminal case has been registered against the ashram's management for allegedly causing death due to negligence.
"A case has been registered under Section 304 (A) (causing death by negligence) against Kripaluji Parishad, under the banner of which yesterday's function was organised", Pratapgarh Superintendent of Police Mahesh Kumar Mishra said on Friday.
Also, heavy deployment of police continued to be in place around the sprawling ashram "as a precautionary measure", police sources said.
The state government had blamed the ashram's management for the tragedy on Thursday, saying the local administration was never informed about the holding of such a huge function.
The Prime Minister was speaking on the issue in the Lok Sabha.
At least 63 people had died in the stampede at an anshram in Uttar Pradesh. Thirty six of them were children.
Meanwhile, a criminal case has been registered against the ashram's management for allegedly causing death due to negligence.
"A case has been registered under Section 304 (A) (causing death by negligence) against Kripaluji Parishad, under the banner of which yesterday's function was organised", Pratapgarh Superintendent of Police Mahesh Kumar Mishra said on Friday.
Also, heavy deployment of police continued to be in place around the sprawling ashram "as a precautionary measure", police sources said.
The state government had blamed the ashram's management for the tragedy on Thursday, saying the local administration was never informed about the holding of such a huge function.
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