HATHRAS: Self-styled godman Suraj Pal, also known as Narayan Sarkar Hari and Bhole Baba, on Wednesday blamed “anti-social elements” for the stampede at his congregation in Hathras district ...

In 2022, Bhole Baba’s congregation, or “satsang”, in Farrukhabad, a city in Uttar Pradesh, numbered over 50,000 devotees despite the Covid-19 rule that restricted the number of attendees to ...

Rain puddles are seen at the scene of a fatal stampede, in Fulrai village of Hathras district, on July 3, 2024. (AP Photo/file) It said the situation became even more precarious as Bhole Baba’s ...

However, Bhole Baba, also known as Narayan Sakaar Hari, was not mentioned in the FIR filed at Hathras’s Sikandra Rau police station, nor in the 3,200-page charge sheet submitted before the ...