Morning briefing: Rahul Gandhi meets families of stampede victims in Aligarh; ‘Bhole Baba’ owns assets worth ₹100+ cr

Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, left for Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district Friday morning to meet with the families of those killed in the stampede earlier this week. 121 people – mostly women – died in the stampede. The Uttar Pradesh police on Thursday arrested six members of the panel that organised the religious event in honour of preacher Bhole Baba. Dig Deeper

Suraj Pal, known to his followers as Bhole Baba or Narayan Hari Sakar, the man behind the large religious gathering at Hathras that ended in a tragic stampede, resulting in the death of 121 people, mostly women and children, has a sprawling network of 24 ashrams, a fleet of luxury cars, and assets worth at least ₹100 crore, according to people familiar with the matter. Pal, 65, has been missing since the stampede, although he released a statement blaming “anti-social elements” . To be sure, the police have not named him in their initial complaint. On Thursday, they arrested six people , including some of his key aides, but still did not name him. Dig Deeper

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