A three-member judicial commission set up by the Uttar Pradesh government to probe the Maha Kumbh stampede reached Prayagraj and visited the incident spot at Sangam Nose on Friday, an official said. We may also visit the incident spot later in the day," an official told PTI earlier in the day. The panel moved around the area in heavy security comprising scores of personnel from the Rapid Action Force, holding a rope in a cordon for the commission members and officers.
The panel was formed in the wake of an early Wednesday stampede that killed 30 devotees at Sangam Nose where they had gone for a dip on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya. The commission has a month to wrap up its investigation but will try to expedite it, Kumar, the panel head, said on Thursday. An FIR has been registered against a man from Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly after a video of him making outrageous comments about women at the Maha Kumbh surfaced online, police said on Friday.
It was said in the complaint that women are being stripped naked in the Yogi Adityanath government. An investigation of the viral post has revealed that the said post was made by Hussain, a resident of Sarai Kham town.
The viral post by Hussain has hurt the sentiments of Hindu religion and there is a lot of anger among people of the community, the police said. The police is searching for the accused, the circle officer said. Apart from the unfortunate stampede incident that claimed the lives of 30 people and left 60 others injured, the men-in-khaki, armed with key resources like whistles, ropes, loud hailers, barriers, barricades, and watch towers, handled a strong crowd of 7 to 8 crore on the second amrit snan of Mauni Amavasya.
A strong posse of 37, policemen on duty remained active and alert throughout 72 hours to regulate the flow of devotees and pilgrims who flocked to the mela campus from all corners of the world to take a dip on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya.
