LUCKNOW: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday announced a
judicial probe
into Tuesday's stampede incident in Hathras district in which
121 people
lost their lives.
The probe will be conducted by a retired
high court judge
and
police officials
, he said.
The probe committee will find out who is responsible for the
tragedy
, or if it was a conspiracy, the chief minister said.
"We will ensure such incidents do not occur in the future," he said, adding the government may put in place a
Standard Operating Procedure
which will guide organisation of such events in the future. "We will ensure this."
The CM also visited the injured people at the hospital and took stock of medical arrangements.
The CM, who visited the
stampede site
, said that among those killed, six were from
other states
: four from Haryana, and one each from Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
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