I am left with nothing, says man who lost family members in Hathras stampede

Hathras (Uttar Pradesh): Vinod had tragically lost his wife, mother, and 16-year-old daughter in the Hathras stampede on Tuesday.

"I wasn't aware that they had all gone to the Satsang because I was out somewhere. I was informed about the stampede at the Satsang, and when I rushed to the scene, I discovered that my 16-year-old daughter, mother, and wife had passed away. I couldn't even locate my mother's body," he said.

"I have been left with nothing... everything is gone," Vinod grieved.

Kamla, the mother of another 16-year-old victim of the Hathras tragedy, expressed grief over the death of her daughter Roshni. She said, "I have been coming to Baba's satsang for 20 years. Today, I went to attend satsang with my 16-year-old daughter, and a stampede broke out around 2 in the afternoon. We were slightly injured. She was fine, but as soon as she reached the hospital, she fell unconscious, later the doctors declared her dead."

Kunwar Pal, uncle of the deceased 3.5-year-old child, said, "The child had come here with his mother...His mother is still missing...We are a resident of Aligarh..."

Meanwhile, the husband of the deceased Gudiya Devi, Mehtab said, "I tried to stop her from attending the Baba's Satsang many times, but she did not listen. She had come for the Satsang with our daughter & two neighbouring women. The two neighbouring women and my wife died in the incident...My daughter is safe..."

Heera Lal from Aligarh, a family member of a victim, said, "My entire family travelled in a bus to attend Satsang. All his family members are fine except his sister-in-law who got injured in the stampede."

The stampede occurred at a religious event in Hathras on Tuesday, in which 116 people were killed and 18 people were injured.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences over the loss of lives in the stampede in Hathras and wished speedy recovery to the injured.PM Modi also spoke with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath following the tragic incident.