LUCKNOW: Devprakash Madhukar, the main accused of the Hathras stampede case, who surrendered to Delhi police late Friday night and was later taken into custody by UP police has been sent to judicial custody for 14 days. Madhukar, who was arrested late at night on Friday, was contacted by some political parties recently, Hathras Superintendent of Police Nipun Agarwal said.”It has also come to our knowledge that a few days back, Devprakash was contacted by some political parties. It is being probed whether the resources funded by political parties to Bhole Baba’s organisation were meant for political or vested interest,” said Agarwal.”Stern action will be taken if the role of any political party is found,” he added.The self-styled godman Bhole Baba alias Narayan Sakar Hari alias Suraj Pal, expressed grief over the loss of 121 lives at the massive tragedy during his Satsang Sabha in Hathras.Four days after the stampede, the preacher, on Saturday, interacted with a news agency, the video footage of which is viral on social media, hoping that strict action would be taken against the culprits who were behind the stampede which claimed so many lives.While speaking from his Mainpuri Ashram, Bhole Baba is seen saying that he was depressed over the tragedy. The self-styled Godman urged the bereaved families to have faith in the judiciary of the country and that justice would be done.
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