New Delhi: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed in the Supreme Court on Wednesday seeking direction to appoint a five-member expert committee under the supervision of a retired Top Court judge to enquire into the Hathras stampede incident where more than 120 people were killed on July 2.
It further sought direction from the committee to suggest and frame guidelines and safety measures to avoid such incidents in a large number of public gatherings.
The plea filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari further sought direction to the State of Uttar Pradesh to submit a status report before the apex court in the Hathras stampede incident and initiate legal action against the persons, authorities and officials for their negligent conduct.
It further asked the Top Court to direct all the State governments to issue directions and guidelines to prevent stampede or other incidents for the public's safety in organising any religious events or other events where a large number of public gatherings.
More than 120 people, including women and children, were killed after a stampede broke out at a 'Satsang' organised by a self-styled godman, Bhole Baba aka Narayan Saakar Hari, in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras.
As per reports, the event drew in a crowd of over two lakh devotees, while permission was only granted to have around 80,000 attendees. (with Agency inputs)
