Hathras stampede: Main accused sent to 14-day judicial custody
Hathras stampede that claimed 121 lives has been sent to 14-day judicial custody by the CJM court.
Madhukar is the only accused named in the FIR lodged at Sikandra Rao police station in Hathras in connection with the incident.
In a video message earlier, Madhukar's lawyer A P Singh claimed that his client had surrendered in Delhi, where he was undergoing treatment.
«Today, we have surrendered Devprakash Madhukar, who has been called the main organiser in the FIR in the Hathras case, after calling the police, the SIT and the STF in Delhi since he was undergoing treatment here,» Singh said.
«We had promised we would not apply for anticipatory bail since we did no wrong. What is our crime? He is an engineer and a heart patient. Doctors said his condition is stable now and so we surrendered today to join the probe,» the lawyer said.
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Uttar Pradesh Police had announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh for information leading to Madhukar's arrest.
On July 3, the Supreme Court lawyer had claimed that he also represents Surajpal alias Narayan Sakar Hari alias Bhole Baba, the self-styled godman at whose 'satsang' the stampede occurred, and that some «anti-social
