March 5, 2010 10:49 AM

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Divisional Commissioner to probe Pratapgarh stampede that claimed 63 lives

A day after 63 women and children were killed in a stampede in an ashram at Pratapgarh in UP, a criminal case has been registered against its management for allegedly causing death due to negligence. A case has been registered under Section 304 (A) (causing death by negligence) against Kripaluji Parishad, under the banner of which yesterday's function was organised. Pratapgarh Superintendent of Police Mahesh Kumar Mishra said, there is no further rise in the toll and all the deceased have been identified and their bodies handed over to family members after post-mortem. Free meals were to be distributed at the ashram and every visitor was to receive a gift of a stainless steel plate, 10 rupees in cash, a sweet and a handkerchief. Meanwhile, heavy deployment of police continued to be in place around the sprawling ashram as a precautionary measure. The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered an inquiry into the stampede and asked the Divisional Commissioner of Allahabad to submit his report.

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