3-Member Judicial Fee Set Up To Probe Maha Kumbh Stampede

Lucknow:

The three-member judicial fee arrange by the Uttar Pradesh authorities to seek out the explanations behind the Maha Kumbh stampede has a month to wrap up its probe however will attempt to expedite it, panel head Harsh Kumar mentioned on Thursday.

Harsh Kumar, a retired decide, additionally informed PTI that the fee members would quickly go to Prayagraj.

Harsh Kumar and panel members ex-Director Basic of Police (DGP) VK Gupta and retired IAS officer DK Singh reached the workplace assigned to them right here and commenced their work on Thursday, an official assertion mentioned.

“We have now taken cost inside hours of the announcement because the probe must be taken up on precedence,” Mr Kumar informed PTI.

Requested in regards to the timeline for the probe, he mentioned, “We have now a one-month timeline however all the identical, we’ll attempt to expedite it.” He mentioned the fee members will quickly go to Prayagraj. Nevertheless, he didn’t say once they would go to.

Requested if the three members might be probing separate points, Mr Kumar mentioned, “We are going to focus on this amongst ourselves. Cannot go into element proper now.” Not less than 30 folks had been killed and 60 injured within the pre-dawn stampede on the Sangam space of the Maha Kumbh on Wednesday as hundreds of thousands of pilgrims jostled for house to take a holy dip on the event of Mauni Amavasya, one of the crucial auspicious days of the Hindu calendar.

In keeping with police, the incident occurred as the group jumped barricades, crushing these ready on the opposite facet.

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