Godman

According to officials, Baba Chaitanya Akash convinced some locals by telling them that he had received divine orders in a dream to build it.

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Tuesday said self-styled godman Surajpal alias Bhole Baba should extend financial help to families of Hathras stampede victims.

The district official - a sub divisional magistrate - who permitted 'godman' Bhole Baba's 'prayer meet' in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras, at which a stampede killed 121 people - never inspected the venue, the SIT said in its report.

The Hathras incident that claimed the lives of 121 followers at a satsang, or religious gathering, of a self-styled godman last week, has reached the Supreme Court over a demand for a probe led by a retired top court judge.

Unfortunately, the very hope and goodness of Indian spiritual traditions has been long exploited by charlatans or the babas and matas pretending to be superheroes.

Days after 121 people were killed due to a stampede at a religious gathering in Hathras, advocate AP Singh has claimed that the incident that took the lives of 121 people, mostly women and children occurred because unidentified men sprayed poison.

Self-styled godman Bhole Baba's lawyer AP Singh alleged on Sunday that witnesses told him some people opened cans containing a poisonous substance in the crowd during the July 2 Hathras 'satsang', triggering the stampede.

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BSP chief Mayawati on Saturday demanded strict action against Suraj Pal Singh, the self-styled godman who is worshipped by his followers as 'Bhole Baba', in the Hathras stampede tragedy.

After 121 people were killed in a deadly stampede at his 'satsang' in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras earlier this week, Bhole Baba, the former constable-turned-self-styled godman, has said that he was "deeply saddened" by the incident.

Former constable-turned-self-styled godman Bhole Baba whose 'satsang' (religious gathering) ended in a deadly stampede will show up "very soon", said his lawyer.

Uttar Pradesh government agencies have launched intensive searches across the state and in neighbouring Rajasthan and Haryana to trace Hathras stampede key accused Devprakash Madhukar, official sources said Friday.

Suraj Pal, the self-styled godman worshipped by a legion of followers as Bhole Baba and Narayan Hari Sakar, has accumulated assets worth Rs 100 crores in the past two decades.

Hathras stampede deaths: Making a late-night appearance outside the ashram in Mainpuri where Bhole Baba aka Narayan Saakar Hari is believed to be staying, the self-styled godman's lawyer said he does not know where he is and does not need to know.

A son's desperate search for his mother - one of many heartbreaking stories from Uttar Pradesh's Hathras after 121 people were killed in a stampede at a poorly-planned public meeting by 'godman' Bhole Baba.

Two days after the killer stampede at a religious gathering in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras left 123 people dead, police are yet to make any arrests. Self-styled godman Narayana Sakar Hari, who addressed the 'satsang', is still at an unknown location

According to officials, Baba Chaitanya Akash convinced some locals by telling them that he had received divine orders in a dream to build it.

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Tuesday said self-styled godman Surajpal alias Bhole Baba should extend financial help to families of Hathras stampede victims.

The district official - a sub divisional magistrate - who permitted 'godman' Bhole Baba's 'prayer meet' in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras, at which a stampede killed 121 people - never inspected the venue, the SIT said in its report.

The Hathras incident that claimed the lives of 121 followers at a satsang, or religious gathering, of a self-styled godman last week, has reached the Supreme Court over a demand for a probe led by a retired top court judge.

Unfortunately, the very hope and goodness of Indian spiritual traditions has been long exploited by charlatans or the babas and matas pretending to be superheroes.

Days after 121 people were killed due to a stampede at a religious gathering in Hathras, advocate AP Singh has claimed that the incident that took the lives of 121 people, mostly women and children occurred because unidentified men sprayed poison.

Self-styled godman Bhole Baba's lawyer AP Singh alleged on Sunday that witnesses told him some people opened cans containing a poisonous substance in the crowd during the July 2 Hathras 'satsang', triggering the stampede.

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BSP chief Mayawati on Saturday demanded strict action against Suraj Pal Singh, the self-styled godman who is worshipped by his followers as 'Bhole Baba', in the Hathras stampede tragedy.

After 121 people were killed in a deadly stampede at his 'satsang' in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras earlier this week, Bhole Baba, the former constable-turned-self-styled godman, has said that he was "deeply saddened" by the incident.

Former constable-turned-self-styled godman Bhole Baba whose 'satsang' (religious gathering) ended in a deadly stampede will show up "very soon", said his lawyer.

Uttar Pradesh government agencies have launched intensive searches across the state and in neighbouring Rajasthan and Haryana to trace Hathras stampede key accused Devprakash Madhukar, official sources said Friday.

Suraj Pal, the self-styled godman worshipped by a legion of followers as Bhole Baba and Narayan Hari Sakar, has accumulated assets worth Rs 100 crores in the past two decades.

Hathras stampede deaths: Making a late-night appearance outside the ashram in Mainpuri where Bhole Baba aka Narayan Saakar Hari is believed to be staying, the self-styled godman's lawyer said he does not know where he is and does not need to know.

A son's desperate search for his mother - one of many heartbreaking stories from Uttar Pradesh's Hathras after 121 people were killed in a stampede at a poorly-planned public meeting by 'godman' Bhole Baba.

Two days after the killer stampede at a religious gathering in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras left 123 people dead, police are yet to make any arrests. Self-styled godman Narayana Sakar Hari, who addressed the 'satsang', is still at an unknown location