Earlier, Etah Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Umesh Tripathi confirmed receiving 27 bodies so far at the medical college for autopsy.Around 150 people were injured and are being treated at Sikandrau Community Health Centre, Hathras District Hospital, and they are also taken to Etah Medical College.According to local sources, at least 15,000 people were present at the religious event during the time of the incident.Etah SP Rajesh Kumar Singh stated that as soon as the Satsang was over, people, packed in a small hall, rushed to get out and fell over each other, leading to a stampede resulting in several casualties.The UP Government has announced a compensation of Rs 2 Lakh each to the to the next kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to the injured.
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