India stampede: Dev Prakash Madhukar, main accused sent to 14-day judicial custody
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Devprakash Madhukar, the main accused in a stampede in the Indian state ofUttar Pradesh's (UP) Hathraswas sent to 14-day judicial custody by the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) court on Saturday (July 6). This comes a day after Madhukar surrendered in New Delhi, his lawyer said on Friday.
Following his surrender, Madhukar was taken into custody by the UP Police.
Madhukar was the "mukhya sevadar" (chief servant) of the "Satsang" (religious congregation) of self-styled godmanSurajpal alias Narayan Sakar Hari alias Bhole Baba where the stampede occurred.
Madhukar is the only accused named in the FIR lodged at the Sikandra Rao police station in Hathras in connection with the incident, a report by the news agency PTI said.
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In a video message, Madhukar's lawyer AP Singh said, "Today, we have surrendered Devprakash Madhukar, who was called the main organiser in the FIR in the Hathras case, after calling the police, the SIT (Special Investigation Team)and the STF (Special Task Force) in Delhi since he was undergoing treatment here."
"We had promised we would not apply for anticipatory bail since we did no wrong. What is our crime? He is an engineer and a heart patient. Doctors said his condition is stable now and so we surrendered today to join the probe,"Singh added.
The lawyer pointed out that the police might now record his client's statementor question him "but must take into consideration his health condition and ensure that "nothing wrong happens with him."
Earlier, the UP Police announced a reward of $1,197 (around Rs 1 lakh) for information leading to Madhukar's arrest.
'Deeply saddened by incident'
Reacting to the stampede, Bhole Baba said on Friday that he was deeply saddened by the incident. Speaking to the news agency ANI, he said, "May God give us the strength to bear this pain. Please keep faith in the government and the administration."
"I have faith that anyone who created the chaos would not be spared... Through my lawyer AP Singh, I have requested the members of the committee to stand with the bereaved families and the injured and help them throughout their lives...," he added.
(With inputs from agencies)