Residents residing close to the ashram remarked that the girls managed all of Baba's responsibilities. They prepared a special neem water infused with rose petals and fragrance for Baba's bathing.

Advocate A P Singh, speaking at a media briefing in Delhi, alleged that "more than a dozen individuals were seen throwing poisonous substances at the crowd," which caused panic and led to deaths by asphyxiation rather than injuries.

After a tragic stampede claimed the lives of 121 individuals at his 'satsang' in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, earlier this week, Bhole Baba, a former constable who now styles himself as a godman, expressed deep sorrow over the incident.

The main accused, Dev Prakash Madhukar, an aide of self-styled godman Surajpal, also known as Bhole Baba, was detained in Delhi on Friday.

Godman's 'sevadars' started to push people to stop the crowd from reaching near Baba's vehicle, owing to which some people fell down, the report states.

Numerous bodies were lying on ice blocks inside the government hospital in Hathras on Tuesday night in the aftermath of the deadly stampede at a religious congregation as the wailing relatives of the victims waited outside in drizzle to take mortal remains back home.

Not much is known about him but various news outlets are reporting that he had quit his 18-year career with the state police and started organising satsang (religious congregations), expressing his wish to be known as Narain Sakaar Hari or Sakar Vishwa Hari Baba.