The stampede reportedly occurred during a religious gathering at the temple, leading to panic among the devotees.

It asked lawyer and petitioner Vishal Tiwari to move the Allahabad High Court, which is 'equipped' to deal with such cases.

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.

The SIT report pointed out deficiencies in the local administration that contributed to the stampede, which resulted in the loss of 121 lives on July 2.

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has called for increased compensation for the families affected by the tragic Hathras stampede incident, which claimed the lives of at least 121 devotees during a religious gathering in Uttar Pradesh.

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.

A case has been registered against TMC MP Mahua Moitra for making 'condemnable' remark against NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma on the latter's arrival at Hathras stampede site.

The Congress has demanded compensation of Rs 1 crore for the families of the deceased and Rs 25 lakh for the injured.

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.

The stampede unfolded during a 'satsang' near Phulrai village in Sikandrarau, where thousands had gathered despite restrictions, resulting in a tragic loss of life.

The organisers of the religious gathering in Hathras, where 116 individuals died in a stampede, have been named in an FIR filed by the Uttar Pradesh Police on Wednesday.